Join us for A family-friendly
comic & pop culture convention!
Experience an unforgettable afternoon, packed with special guest authors, exciting games, and captivating cosplay! Dive into contests, unleash your creativity with crafts, embark on a fun-filled scavenger hunt, attend engaging panels, and indulge in delicious bites from our fantastic food trucks!
A full schedule, cosplay contest details, and more will be announced soon —keep an eye on this website and follow us on social media for updates!
For a look at last year's excitement, check out our 2024 LibraryCon page!
Celebrate LibraryCon by designing a unique bookmark to share at all five York County Library locations! This contest is open to ages 12–18, with entries accepted from March 1–31. There’s no set theme — just express your love of fandoms! One winner will receive a gift basket.
Download a template, complete it with your original, non-AI-generated artwork, and submit it at any library branch or email it in .jpg or .png format to rhteenservices@yclibrary.org. Please be sure to avoid copyrighted characters or elements. Good luck!
Featured Authors
Kwame Mbalia is a husband, father, writer, bestselling author, and former pharmaceutical metrologist (in that order). He is the author of the bestselling "Tristan Strong" series, the first of which was awarded a Coretta Scott King Author Honor. Kwame co-authored "Last Gate of The Emperor" with Prince Joel Makonnen and edited the #1 New York Times bestselling anthology "Black Boy Joy." He is also a publisher with Freedom Fire, his imprint with Disney Books.
Kwame's newest middle-grade adventure and Freedom Fighter title, "Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek," just released in October 2024. A Howard University graduate and a Midwesterner now in North Carolina, he survives on dad jokes and Cheez-Its.
Scott Reintgen, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sci-fi and fantasy, began his career as an English and Creative Writing teacher. Best known for the "Nyxia" trilogy, "A Door in the Dark, and "The Last Dragon on Mars," Scott hopes to encourage a future full of diverse writers, believing every student deserves to see themselves, vibrant and victorious, and on the page. His next book, "The Rise of Neptune" — the sequel to "Last Dragon" — releases October 7.
Scott currently lives in North Carolina with his wife Katie and their three wild children, and you can find him working in coffee shops, speaking in schools, or teaching online.
Vendors
- The Book Keepers
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HollyKnots
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Honey Honks​
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Judi Cousar’s Crochet Designs
The Liberty Book Company will provide books to purchase for our author panels. You can also pre-order titles by visiting The Liberty Book Company's Facebook page or call (803) 327-9028.
Sponsors
YCL would also like to thank the following LibraryCon special guests:
Charlotte Gaymers • Gyal Gala​​​ • Nerd.0
