Dress up in your favorite cosplay and prep are for a day full of all the pop culture and geeky things you love. At Fa n Con '19 all fandoms are embraced from dungeon crawling D&\;Ders to My Hero Academia-loving otakus from gamers who just want o ne more hour of Minecraft&trade\; or Super Smash Bros.&trade\ ; to hardcore Supernatural fans who make memes for every sit uation. Events for all ages and fandoms.
\nFan Con is generously sponsored by Peggy and Bob Podlasek in memory of Greg Bliss.
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11 a.m. - Noon &bull\; MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room &
bull\; All Ages
What&rsquo\;s Next? &ndash\
; All caught up on your favorite show\, game\, or book series? \; Join
Library staff for recommendations on what to look at next! \; From co
mics to TV\, staff will tell you about hidden gems and new releases.
Noon-1 p.m. &bull\; MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room &bull\; All Ag
es
What is Animation? &ndash\; Love animate
d movies and shows? \; Wonder how early animation was done? \; Com
e to this talk on different animation styles throughout the history of mov
ing pictures.
12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. &bull\; Green St. Entran
ce &bull\; All Ages
Cosplay Photo Meetup &n
dash\; Join the first-ever Fan Con group photo of everyone&rsquo\;s awesom
e cosplay! \; Come show off all your hard work and creativity!
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. &bull\; MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room &bull\; All
Ages
Create Your Own Mini-Comic \;&ndas
h\; \;Come learn how to create your own mini-comic book! You'll learn
how to fold a single sheet of paper into a small book where \;all your
\;drawings are on a single side for easy scanning and photocopying.&n
bsp\;Create your own short story and illustrate it however you'd like!
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. &bull\; Lewis Auditorium &bull\; All Ages
Speed Drawing Contest &ndash\; In a limited ti
me\, draw an original character or create your very own one-page comic.&nb
sp\; Prizes for the winners!
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. &bull\; Lewis
Auditorium &bull\; All Ages
Taking Your Fandom to t
he Next Level with Lynne Thomas- Wish you could do more with your
love for your favorite fandom? \; Hear how seven-time Hugo Award winn
er Lynne Thomas transformed her love of pop culture into award winning mag
azines\, podcasts\, and books.
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. &bull\; Mac
Farlane-Hood Reading Room &bull\; All Ages
Trivia Ch
allenge &ndash\; Think you know fandom? \; Challenge yourself
with trivia about movies\, games\, and TV shows. \; How many can you
answer?
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\n11 a.m.
- 3 p.m. &bull\; Busey-Mills Reading Room &bull\; All Ages
Pathfinder®\; RPG Demo &ndash\; The \; C-U Pathfin
der Society is running short quests for the tabletop RPG Pathfinder®\;&
nbsp\; from the Pathfinder®\; Beginner Box\, and they can seat up to fo
ur players per quest. \; If you've never played\, don't worry\; no exp
erience is necessary! \; Grab a pregen character and learn as you play
!
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. &bull\; Busey-Mills Reading Room &bull\
; All Ages
Board Games &ndash\; Play with t
he Library&rsquo\;s collection of board games or set up your own RPG campa
ign with our D&\;D and other role-playing guides.
11 a.
m. - 4 p.m. &bull\; Children's Services &bull\; Children
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. &
bull\; Satterthwaite Conference Room &bull\; All Ages 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. &bull\; Café\; Seating Area &bull\;
All Ages 11 a.m.
- 4 p.m. &bull\; Information Desk &bull\; All Ages
Photo Area &ndash\; Cosplayers\, l
ooking for a spot to show off your costumes and get a great photo? \;
Strike your best pose and capture your con memory!
Side Quest &ndash\; A wizard's spell has put the con in danger!&n
bsp\; It&rsquo\;ll take a few good adventurers to break the spell\, save t
he con\, and win rewards!