Program: Marty Gitlin - A Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time

Award-winning author and pop culture historian Marty Gitlin hosts this fun and enlightening presentation for all ages based on his book, A Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters in Television History. He is the only author to actually rank the greatest cartoon characters ever, such as Popeye, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Scooby Doo, Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants. Marty will show funny cartoon snippets of characters from the past century, play trivia, discuss the criteria he used to rank the best of the best and speak about their impact on American pop culture. Adults, teens, kids …. this program is fun for everyone! 

ABOUT THE Presenter: After a journalism career in which Marty won more than 45 writing awards, he embarked on a freelance writing career that included coverage of the Cleveland Browns (as opposed to a football team). Marty has had over 130 books published since 2006, many in the educational realm, but several highly successful trade books that have resulted in widespread local and national media coverage.

Marty will have autographed and personalized copies of his book available for purchase after the event.

This event is sponsored by the Library Foundation of Needham.