BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – On Saturday, Feb. 28, please join the Rockingham Free Public Library for a presentation sponsored by Vermont Humanities, entitled “Drawing Hidden Systems.”
Have you ever wondered where electricity comes from, how the internet works, or how there’s (mostly) enough water for everyone all the time? Where did these systems come from, and how do they affect our challenges like inequality and climate change? Join Vermont author and artist Dan Nott for a look at these questions and more as he discusses his new nonfiction graphic novel, “Hidden Systems,” for this all-ages event. The talk will also include visual readings from “Hidden Systems” that focus on the electrical grid and energy uses, lessons from comics history, and information for readers and aspiring cartoonists on how to get into reading and drawing comics.
Nott is a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator living in Vermont. His nonfiction work uses comics to explore and untangle complex topics and create a basis for understanding current events. His debut nonfiction graphic novel “Hidden Systems” was selected as an Indies Next and Indies Introduce pick by the American Booksellers Association. He has released two comic books with the Center for Cartoon Studies, “This is What Democracy Looks Like: A Graphic Guide to Governance,” and “Freedom and Unity: A Graphic Guide to Civics and Democracy in Vermont.” He teaches at The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vt.
This free program is open to the public, and will take place at the Rockingham Free Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 1-2:30 p.m. It is made possible by the Vermont Humanities Speakers Bureau program.
For more information about this and other programs, call 802-463-4270, visit www.rockinghamlibrary.org, or stop by the library at 65 Westminster Street, Bellows Falls, Vt.