The National Central Library opened a new reading section for comic books (also known as manga), a landmark measure justifying manga's status in the publishing sector and its value for readers in Taiwan.
Over 10,000 volumes form the collection, but only people over the age of 18 are allowed to enter the section. The comic books cannot be checked out. The following are excerpts of local newspaper coverage of the issue: United Daily News: The section not only features popular comics circulating at manga stores, but also old comics from China, collections of works by famous French artist Jean Giraud -- known for his pseudonym Moebius -- and "Mafalda" by illustrator Joaquin Salvador Lavado (pen name Quino) from Argentina.
The national library should be the place that stores the most comic books in Taiwan, in line with regulations requiring publishers to offer copies of their new books for the library to keep.
However, under the old restriction barring the national library from putting comic books on open shelves, the library gave away the comics it collected to local libraries until recent years.
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