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Serieteket: Sweden's Comic Haven

Discover the journey of Serieteket, Sweden's unique comics library founded in 1996. Explore its collection, events, workshops, and collaborations, making it a haven for comic enthusiasts of all ages.

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Serieteket: Sweden's Comic Haven

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  1. SERIETEKET The Swedish comics library, the only institution of its kind in Sweden

  2. Serieteket Year One • Founded in November 1996 by Kristiina Kolehmainen and Elisabet Andersson • First located on a small side street on Stockholm’s Southern island • Part of the Stockholm Public Library System

  3. Inspirations • Centre National de La Bande Dessinée et de l’Image in Angoulême, France • Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels, Belgium • The collection at the Municipal Library of Lausanne, Schweiz

  4. In the Beginning • Serieteket launched a new way of organizing its collections by genre instead of the Swedish classification system. • Serieteket participated in a youth employment programme. • 17 youths in 3 years

  5. Phase Two • In October 1999 Serieteket moves to Kulturhuset in central Stockholm. • Greatly improved location. • Better exhibition spaces. • We start working with ”Fanzine Heaven” that later became ”Small Press Expo”.

  6. Hard Facts • Collection of about 12 000 albums • The largest selection in Sweden of books about comics, their history and cartoon art • 25 magazine subscriptions + Historical archive • Comics in 15 different languages • Approximately 100 000 visitors and 40 000 loans per annum

  7. Working at Serieteket • Target audience: People who like comics age 16 and up • Staff of 4 serving a cast of thousands per annum • During any given day we might: - Advice on what to read - Give info - Loans/returns - Keep up with current events in the comic world - Work with social media

  8. Selection Process • 70 % Alternative comix • 30 % Mainstream comics • ”Clover Model”: - Europe - North America - Asia

  9. Genres • 16 different genres: Adventure

  10. Avant Garde

  11. Anthologies

  12. Crime

  13. Erotica

  14. History

  15. Horror

  16. Realism

  17. Classics

  18. Not just a library • Yes, you can check out books and magazines, but we also do …

  19. Exhibitions • Throughout our 15-year history we have played host to artists like: Bryan Talbot

  20. Max Cabanes

  21. Lise Myhre

  22. Jacques Loustal

  23. José Muñoz

  24. NouNouHau

  25. Stan Sakai

  26. Ulli Lust

  27. Exhibition at a gallery in the Culture House Andrea Bruno – Friends and the Friends of Friends Serieteket’s first publication in cooperation with France and Finland Bullefältet was published in 2006

  28. Bullefältet, Amanda Vähämäki

  29. Workshops Drop-in workshops 6 times/season on Saturdays

  30. Michael Jordan was a recurring tutor during a few years

  31. As well as Lisa Medin

  32. And Åsa Ekström

  33. small press expo Since 1999, Serieteket arranges a yearly comic book festival with focus on fanzines, independent comics and up and coming publishers.

  34. Chris Staros and BrettWarnock from Top Shelf Comix

  35. Johannes Klenell from Galago

  36. Klarabiografen • Biweekly comic related movie screenings in the Culture House digital cinema, free admission

  37. Collaboration with Stockholm Zombie Walk

  38. Batmania with special guest Robin the Girl Wonder

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