Infoshops & Zine Libraries

Zine libraries or infoshops are places you can go to read zines (and sometimes purchase them). If you see an incorrect listing here (or know of a reading room that’s not listed), please write

Zine World
PO Box 330156
Murfreesboro, TN 37133-0156 USA

or e-mail

wordofmouth@undergroundpress.org

Note: First address given is mailing address. Drop-in address is the physical location. If only one address is given, this usually means the physical address is the same as the mailing address; exceptions are noted.

These lists may be reprinted, as long as you give credit to Zine World.

• THE WORLD

• UNITED STATES

Arizona

The Catalyst Infoshop, 109A. N. McCormick St., Prescott AZ 86301; 928-443-8525; info@catalystinfoshop.org; www.myspace.com/catalystinfoshop

"The Catalyst is a resource base for activists and an alternative information center for Prescott. We have a growing bookstore/bookrent, zine library, and selection of radical magazines and free literature. We have materials for actions, space for meetings, free-food kitchen for volunteers, and file-space for activist groups, etc."

Indigenous Youth Media Arts Center & Infoshop, 1926 N 4th St. #7B, Flagstaff AZ 86002; 928-213-9063; info@indigenousaction.org; indigenousaction.org

Empowers native youth in media through trainings, production, and screening; small library with hard-to-find books zines and movies on native rights, gender, sexuality, race, and art.

California

Anno Domini Zine Library, 150 S. Montgomery St. Unit B, San Jose CA 95110; 408-271-5151; www.galleryAD.com

"We accept zines of all types and formats but like to focus more on the creative and artistic type of zines (vs. the rants and rave type). We’d like the collection to invoke a creative spirit that inspires others to express themselves." open M-Th

Asian American Zine Archive, c/o Darrell Y. Hamamoto, Asian American Studies Program, 3102 Hart Hall, University of California - Davis, Davis CA 95616; 530-752-5600

Asian American Zine Archive at the University of California, Davis is the only repository of its kind that specializes in written and graphic expression produced by Asian Americans who either by choice or default circumvent corporate-controlled monopoly communication outlets. By appointment only.

Bako Zines Library, Bako Zines, PO Box 30117, Bakersfield CA 93385; drop-in: n/a; www.myspace.com/bakozines

"Bako Zines Library is no longer inside of Downtown Records and is Bakersfields’ only sequestered zine library."

Che Cafe Zine Library, 9500 Gilman Dr., Student Center B-0323C, La Jolla CA 92093; 858-534-2311; zinelibrary@checafe.ucsd.edu; checafe.ucsd.edu/zines.html

"The Che Cafe is a community space and resource center for radical grassroots activists. The Che is most interested in zines addressing political and social issues, rather than personal dialogues and poetry; especially looking for DIY how-to guides." See website for information to include with donated zines. Open during events or by appointment.

City Heights Free Skool, 4226 Wightman, San Diego CA 92105; 619-528-8060; cityheightsfreeskool@riseup.net; cityheightsfreeskool.org, bang.calit2.net/freeskool/

"Our infoshop is a lending library of zines and books covering topics such as health, political theory, personal experience, fiction and poetry, art, media and culture, history, bikes, cooking, and gardening. Most of our materials are in English but we have a growing Spanish language section." Annual $5/sliding scale donation to get a library card (for borrowing). Seeking donations.

Darby Romeo Collection of Zines (Collection 168), attn: Julie Graham, Special Collections Librarian, UCLA Arts Library Special Collections, Young Research Library, Room 22478, Los Angeles CA 90095-1575; 310-825-7253

"We accept any zine as long as it doesn’t contain any perishable materials (e.g. food). Due to space limitations we cannot accept multiple copies of a single issue. Collection consists of privately printed and distributed arts and literary magazines." Open M-F by appointment only.

Free Mind Media, 546 Pacific Ave., Santa Rosa CA 94504; 707-579-1605; info@freemindmedia.org; http://www.freemindmedia.org

"Community center and infoshop for radical alternatives to mainstream media." Includes lending library and meeting space.

The Little Maga/Zine Collection, Book Arts & Special Collections, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco CA 94102, attn: Andrea Grimes; 415-557-4560; agrimes@sfpl.org; http://www.sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/bookarts/zines/zines.htm

Little magazines and zines are collected, with special emphasis on the San Francisco experience. More than 4,000 in collection; titles cataloged on website. Collection started in 1966. Open Tu-Su.

Long Haul Infoshop, 3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley CA 94705; 510-540-0751; www.thelonghaul.org

"We are primarily an activist center and community space. We do have an extensive radical periodical collection spanning the past couple of decades. Anarchist and radical zines encouraged. If you’re donating a zine, please indicate that it’s a donation for the library/infoshop." Open Su-Th.

Niebyl Proctor Marxist Library, 6501 Telegraph Ave., Oakland CA 94609-1113; 510-595-7417; www.marxistlibr.org

Extensive socialist / labor / radical justice radical reading room/library; open Tu-Fri 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Santa Barbara Infoshop, 421 N Alisos St. #A, Santa Barbara CA 93103, sbinfoshop@gmail.com; sbinfoshop.org

Lending library with books and zines, meeting space, classes; open noon - 6 p.m. Tu-Su.

West Coast Zine Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego CA 92182-8050; infodome.sdsu.edu/about/depts/spcollections/rarebooks/zinesfindingaid.shtml

"We aim to build an archive of West Coast zines and comics. Zines in this collection will not circulate beyond the library but anyone can use the Archive. We are collecting all zines related to gender and gender issues, music, art, and popular and alternative culture." Focuses on publications west of the Mississippi and south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Colorado

Colorado College, Tutt Library, 1021 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs CO 80903; (719)389-6668; http://www.coloradocollege.edu/library/SpecialCollections/zines

"We mostly buy zines from Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming."

Denver Zine Library, PO Box 13826, Denver CO 80201; drop-in: 1644 Platte St., Studio 107; denverzinelibrary@gmail.com; http://www.denverzinelibrary.org

"We now have 8,000+ zines." Open Sa-Su 1-5 p.m. or by appointment.

Connecticut

Alternative Media Library and Resource Center, PO Box 204902, New Haven CT 06520; drop-in: Whiteridge Study of the Calhoun College library, Yale University; michelle.chen@yale.edu; http://www.yale.edu/altmedia

"The AMLRC has set up a collection of print media artifacts, including zines from all over the country. One of the primary purposes of the AMLRC is to expose students to non-mainstream forms of communication and art, both within the student body as well as in the city of New Haven." Open to non-students by appointment only.

Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Archives and Special Collections, 405 Babbidge Rd., Unit 1205, Storrs CT 06269-1205; 860-486-4500; http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/speclib/ASC

The Alternative Press Collections contains comics and fanzines. Their collection of comics consists of over 70 titles. Fanzines, collected from the United States and Western Europe, are primarily science fiction and fantasy.

Wrench in the Works, PO Box 254, Willimantic CT 06226; drop-in: 861 Main St. Willimantic; http://www.wrenchintheworks.org

Member-run coffeehouse and social justice center with lending library, meeting space, small collection of radical books, zines, and other media.

District of Columbia

Brian MacKenzie Infoshop, 1426 9th St. NW, Washington DC 20001; dcinfoshop@mutualaid.org; http://www.dcinfoshop.org

"A non-profit, cooperatively run space. The infoshop serves to distribute and sell radical literature." Also hosts a radical reading library. Open daily.

Provisions Library: Resource Center for Activism & Arts, 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1100, Washington DC 20009, attn: Alicia Koundakjian, associate librarian; 202-299-0460 ext. 14; aliciak@provisionslibrary.org; http://www.provisionslibrary.org

"We’re an alternative library in Washington, DC, dedicated to radical social change through art and activism. We have a small collection of zines at the moment, but are looking to acquire more. We have a great reading room and the ability to catalog and provide access to them."

Florida

Civic Media Center, 1021 W University Ave., Gainesville FL 32601; 352-373-0010; coordinator@civicmediacenter.org; http://www.civicmediacenter.org

"We carry more than 10,000 books, journals, zines, videotapes, audio tapes, and newspapers by independent, non-corporate press on a wide variety of subjects. Several community groups in Gainesville use the Center regularly as a meeting place or office space." Library catalog on website. Open M-Sa.

Firefly Lending Library, 219 NE 20th St., Miami FL 33137; 302-572-0064; us@thefirefly.info; http://www.thefirefly.info

Radical lending library with more than 500 books and zines, space for community group meetings; open Tu & Th 4-7 p.m. and Sat 2-6 p.m.

New College of Florida, Jackie Wang, 5800 Bay Shore Rd., Box #330, Sarasota FL 34243; http://www.ncf.edu/diversity

"I help out at an alternative media center on my college’s campus. We’re currently working on expanding our zine library and would love to include your zine! Our infoshop is currently located in the Diversity and Gender Center on campus. Our periodicals cover a wide range of topics including feminism, labor, anarchism, DIY guides, sex, queer issues, class, race, etc., plus perzines. If you would like to donate your zine or old zines you no longer want, please feel free to mail them our way!"

Stonewall Library & Archives, 1717 N. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale FL 33311; 954-763-8565; info@stonewall-library.org; http://www.stonewall-library.org

"Our mission is to collect, preserve, organize for use, and display materials relating to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender culture and history." Contact before donating. Open 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. M-F, noon - 3 p.m. Sa.

Idaho

Backroom Books, Main Street Coffee and News, 234 N. Main St., Pocatello ID 83204; 208-234-9834; myspace.com/backroombooks

Community library project and meeting space.

Illinois

Chicago Underground Library, PO Box 11040, Chicago IL 60611; drop-in: Butchershop/Lasso Gallery, 1319 W. Lake Street, 3rd Fl.; info@underground-library.org; http://www.underground-library.org

"The Chicago Underground Library is a project that aims to create an archive of self- and small press-published works in Chicago. Through a searchable online archive, it will open new opportunities for research, inspiration, and collaboration among those in and outside of the publishing community." Looking for donations and loans of items published in Chicago; see website for donation form.

DePaul Zine Collection, DePaul University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives, 2350 N. Kenmore Ave., Room 314, Chicago IL 60614; 773-325-7864; http://www.lib.depaul.edu/speccoll/guides/upc.htm

"The DePaul Zine Collection grew out of collecting efforts during the Underground Press Conference held at DePaul University in 1994. Zines collected at this conference are the core of the Chicago Great Lakes Underground Press collection. Additional collections came to DePaul as donations from individual zine collectors and publishers." Welcomes current submissions from the Midwest.

Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich IL 60047; 847-438-3433; jgroth@eapl.org; http://www.eapl.org

"We will carry a wide variety of zines, mini-comics, etc., that would appeal to older teens / twenty-somethings. We will accept donations of current zines created in Illinois." Open daily.

Galesburg Zine Collection, Knox College, Seymour Library, 2 East South St., Galesburg IL 61401; kmorlock@knox.edu; cvalenti@knox.edu

300+ zines and growing, "topically ranging from DIY, sex, political/social commentary, music, environmental issues, student-made zines, and personal writing/manifestos. The Knox College zine club supports zinesters and facilitates photocopying fees and fun art supplies for all." Takes donations.

The Neo-Futurists, Attn: Tiny Zine Library, 5153 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago IL 60640; 773-275-5255; http://www.neofuturists.org

The Neo-Futurists theatre company is "creating a tiny zine library in the Neo kitchen, so that while you wait for the show to begin, you can open the pages of an independently produced publication. To be included in this tiny library, drop off or send no more than five copies of your zine."

Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center Library, 218 W. Main St., Urbana IL 61801; 217-344-8820; http://www.ucimc.org/library

"The U-C IMC Library is a non-profit volunteer collective that supports the information needs of the IMC media creators and the community at large. The library attempts to collect material that gives voice to those not portrayed in the mainstream/corporate media outlets." Collects periodicals, books, zines, videos, etc.; catalog online. Open daily.

Iowa

Sweet Bee Infoshop, 513 E. 6th St., Suite B, Des Moines IA 50309; http://www.myspace.com/sweetbeeinfoshop

Library & community space.

Zine Machine, PO Box 10022, Iowa City IA 52245; zinemachine@gmail.com; http://www.ZineMachine.org; drop-in: University of Iowa Main Library (New Acquisitions area, 1st floor), at the corner of Madison St. & Washington St., Iowa City

"I’ve set up a Zine Machine, a vending machine dedicated to zines, books, and mini-comics. I’m taking submissions from anyone who’s interested in putting some work in the machine. The only stipulations are: it must be no larger than an 8.5" x 5.5" (anything smaller is fine), and a portion of the profits are to be donated to the Friends of the Library (the artist/creator decides how much)."

Kansas

Solidarity! Revolutionary Center and Radical Library, 1109 Massachusetts St., Lawrence KS 66044, http://www.lawrencesolidarity.net

"Solidarity! is an all-volunteer operated lending library, infoshop, and community space. Solidarity! offers over 4,000 books on topics ranging from anarchism to environmentalism, from feminism to vegan cooking. We are also home to over 5,000 magazines, periodicals, pamphlets, zines, and other publications. We host many live events (shows, film screenings, discussions, etc.) and serve as a free-of-charge community space for other local organizations to hold meetings and events." Open noon-6 p.m. Sun-Thurs, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat.

Kentucky

The Brick House, 1103 S. Second St., Louisville KY 40203; 502-213-0428; spiraldescendents@yahoo.com; http://www.brickhouse.cc/library.html

Collective includes a lending library of books and zines, plus a community center / art sanctuary.

University of Kentucky Zine Archive, Special Collections & Digital Programs, c/o Deirdre Scaggs, King Library, 179 Funkhouser Dr., University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506-0039; ukzinelibrary@gmail.com

"The University of Kentucky Zine Archive opened in the fall of 2006. The collections’ focus concentrates on zines produced in or discussing the Southern United States and/or environmental issues (bikes, veganism, sustainable communities, etc.) The collection is housed in the Breckenridge Room of King Library. Currently soliciting zine donations of all kinds, particularly those pertaining to the Southern United States or environmental issues. Our collection is non-circulating and is open M-F, 8-5."

Louisiana

Aboveground Zine Library, 3535 Apollo Dr., Apt. 251-P, Metaire LA 70003; 504-250-9543; drop-in: Iron Rail Bookstore, 511 Marigny St., New Orleans LA 70117, 504-944-0366; abovegroundlibrary@yahoo.com; http://www.myspace.com/abovegroundzinelibrary

"Accepts zines including riot grrl, anarchy, music, punk, hardcore, queer, and fiction (no porn or hate zines)." Open afternoons daily.

Maine

Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland ME 04101; 207-772-0680; http://megperrycenter.com

Maryland

Baltimore County Public Library, Collection Development, re: Zines, 320 York Rd., Baltimore MD 21204; drop-in: Cockeysville Library, 9833 Greenside Dr., Cockeysville MD 21030-2188; 410-877-7750; bcplzines@gmail.com; http://www.bcpl.info/zines; bcplzines.blogspot.com

The BCPL Zine collection includes about 400 zines and mini-comics; also hosts zine readings and other zine events. Zines can be checked out and even borrowed via interlibrary loan. Includes many local zines and a large collection of mini-comics. Please email before making a donation. Open daily M-Sa.

Massachusetts

Flywheel Zine Library, 43 Main St., Easthampton MA 01027; 413-527-9800; info@flywheelarts.org; http://www.flywheelarts.org

"Flywheel, a collectively run, not-for-profit space, aims to build community and give artists of all types the opportunity to craft, practice, and perform their work in an environment where creativity is valued over profit."

Lucy Parsons Center, 549 Columbus Ave., Boston MA 02118-1125; 617-267-6272; lucyparsons@tao.ca; http://www.lucyparsons.org

"The Lucy Parsons Center has a well-stocked bookstore … covering every wing of the progressive movement. We also receive, display, and distribute dozens of newsletters, events notices, and flyers from projects and organizations locally and around the world." Open daily.

Papercut Zine Library, 45 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge MA 02138; 617-492-2606; papercut@riseup.net; http://www.myspace.com/papercutzinelibrary

"The Papercut Zine Library Collective is a fully functioning lending library complete with free membership and an extensive catalog. Our library includes a space for people to come and make their own zines, hold discussions, experiment with materials, and just chill and read. We currently have more than 5000 zines." Welcomes zine donations of any type. Hours vary.

Winchester High School Zine Library, attn: Zine Collection, 80 Skillings Rd., Winchester MA 01890.

"I’m looking for donations of zines. … It’s in the high school library and a really awesome way to introduce high schoolers to zines, as well as inspiring them to create their own."

Michigan

Bloom Collective, 1132 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids MI 49506; bloom@mediamouse.org; http://www.mediamouse.org/library

"As part of our infoshop we maintain a non-circulating zine library. We welcome donations to our library that primarily caters to the local progressive/radical/alternative community." Open M, W, Th 3-7 p.m. and Fri, Sat 1-5 p.m.

Labadie Collection, 711 Harlan Hatcher Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109; attn: Julie Herrada; 734-764-9377; jherrada@umich.edu; http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/labadie

Primarily interested in anarchist-leaning publications. "We still collect anarchist zines, but also the not-explicitly-anarchist-but-with-anarchist-leanings like anti-tech, radical environmental, animal liberation, alternative energies and economies, DIY, critical mass, etc., and zines written by and about transgenders, especially trans-youth." Open M-Sa.

Michigan State University Libraries, 100 Library, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824-1048, attn: Randall W. Scott, Popular Culture Bibliographer; 517-355-3770; scottr@msu.edu; http://www.lib.msu.edu/comics

"We are accepting zines, and though we focus our cataloging efforts on comix ones, all are welcome. The zines are not kept separate in our collection but cataloged using the Library of Congress system. Cataloging is slow but sure: nothing is disrespected or thrown away."

Petoskey Public Library, 500 E. Mitchell, Petoskey MI 49770; 231-758-3100; library@petoskeylibrary.org; http://www.petoskeylibrary.org

Has a small zine collection as part of its Teen Room, not cataloged.

Ypsilanti District Library, Stacey Palazzolo, Outreach Services, 5577 Whittaker Rd., Ypsilanti MI 48197; 734-482-4110, ext. 1340; palazzolo@ypsilibrary.org

"We have started a collection that lives near the young adult area and the CD collection. We have about 100 zines+ (and growing), and we are always seeking more. The zines are sign-out only. The library sometimes hosts zine-making workshops for all ages. Our intention is to introduce young adults to the world of zines with the hope encouraging them to express themselves through this artform, however it is that they are inspired, and in the process, learn about other people and their experiences."

Minnesota

Arise Bookstore and Resource Center, 2441 Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis MN 55405; 612-871-7110; paarise@mtn.org; http://www.arisebookstore.org

"Arise is: a bookstore carrying alternative books and periodicals for people involved in South African, Irish, Native American, and other liberation struggles; a library of books, periodicals, files and videos (for in-house use only); and a space for public events." Open daily.

Bat Annex Free School Library; belfrycenter@gmail.com; http://www.belfrycenter.wetpaint.com

"We carry all types of zines but especially activism and political, are always looking for donations and volunteers, and are open to the general public at no fee. Our zines are circulating." Temporarily closed; looking for a new space.

Stevens Square Center for the Arts, Gerald Prokop, 1905 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55404; zines@stevensarts.org; http://www.stevensarts.org/zines; open during exhibits.

Missouri

Bread and Roses Library, Colleen McKee, Head Librarian c/o CAMP Zines, PO Box 63232, St. Louis MO 63163; drop-in: The library will be located at 3022 Cherokee, at the corner of Cherokee and Minnesota, although it is not yet open due to extensive renovation of the building; lilyofthegutter@yahoo.com; http://www.stlcamp.org/bread_rose.html

Kansas City Public Library, Missouri Valley Special Collections, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City MO 64105; 816-701-3427; http://localhistory.kclibrary.org

Collection includes zines, mini-comics, and mail art created by local Kansas citizens.

The Radish House Infoshop, 818 W. College St., Springfield MO 65806; radishal@gmail.com; http://radishinfoshop.blogspot.com

Volunteer-run collective offering a lending library (including zines), a community garden, community center/meeting space, and more.

Montana

Flathead County Library, 247 1st Ave. E., Kalispell MT 59901, attn: Martha Furman; 406-758-5820 mfurman@glathead.mt.gov; http://www.flatheadcountylibrary.org

Zines are housed at the main branch but are circulating and available to patrons at all branches.

Mansfield Library, attn: Jordan Goffin, Special Collections Librarian, MLIB 411, The University of Montana-Missoula, 32 Campus Dr. #9936, Missoula MT 59812; 406-243-4036; jordan.goffin@umontana.edu; now open M-F

Slumgullion Small Press and Zine Collection, 235 North 1st St., Missoula MT 59802; info@slumgullion.org; umbrellatooth@yahoo.com; http://www.slumgullion.org

Slumgullion has re-opened inside a community center and now offers zine classes, a community printshop, and more services. Seeking zine donations, especially kid-friendly materials.

New Hampshire

Plymouth Regional High School, 86 Old Ward Bridge Rd., Plymouth NH 03264, attn: Casey Brough; cbrough@pemi-baker.sau48.k12.nh.us; http://www.librarything.com/catalog/PRHSZineLibrary

"Our zine library was started this year at the Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth, New Hampshire. We currently have 100+ zines in our collection and hope to add to it a few times a year. All zines are circulating on the honor system. It is our hope that students will realize that there is much more out there than what the mainstream media puts out."

New Mexico

Farmington Public Library, Teen Zone, 2101 Farmington Ave., Farmington NM 87401; http://www.infoway.org

Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe NM 87501; 505-989-4423; http://www.warehouse21.org

"W21 kindly receives zines in art, poetry, politics and social issues." Open M-F.

New York

123 Community Space, 123 Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn NY 11206; http://123communityspace.org

Community space in Brooklyn formed by four grassroots groups; offers several programs for youth, an infoshop, and a lending library.

ABC No Rio Zine Library, 156 Rivington St., New York NY 10002; 212-254-3697 ext. 323; zine@abcnorio.org; http://www.abcnorio.org/facilities/zine_library.html

"ABC No Rio is a collectively-run center for art and activism. The ABC No Rio Zine Library contains nearly 12,000 items. We are most interested in zines addressing political and social issues. Our focus does not include poetry." Hours vary.

Access Community Infoshop, 3180 Main St., Buffalo NY 14214; accesscommunity@hotmail.com

"Access Community Infoshop is a public space that promotes independent learning, creative expression, public discourse, and sustainable living in the Buffalo area."

Antiwar Storefront, 658 Monroe Ave., Rochester NY 14607

Community meeting space with books, zines, and events. Open daily.

Barnard Library, 3009 Broadway, New York NY 10027, attn: Jenna Freedman; 212-854-4615; zines@barnard.edu, http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/index.htm

"Barnard College collects women’s zines, specializing in nonfiction about Third Wave feminism and personal zines by women of color, urban (especially New York City) women, and by women writing about feminist issues. The library prefers to collect two copies of each zine: one for casual use, the other to be preserved." Catalog online; includes circulating collection.

Durland Alternatives Library, 127 Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University, Ithica NY 14853; 607-255-6486; alt-lib@cornell.edu; http://www.alternativeslibrary.org

"We collect progressive political, alternative health, human rights and prison issues, homeschooling, ecology, and more—we try to offer zines that are not available in other places in town. We are also interested in viewpoints not expressed in mainstream media sources and look for information that is getting harder and harder to find."

May Day Infoshop, info@maydaybooks.net; http://www.maydaybooks.net

"(We are) committed to providing the working class with resources that will assist their efforts to understand and transform the world. We distribute a variety of books, periodicals, pamphlets, audio and video tapes, and other educational materials on contemporary political, economic, and social issues through our bookstore and lending library." Searching for new location.

DeWitt Wallace Periodical Room, New York Public Library, Room 108, Humanities & Social Sciences Library, Fifth Ave. & 42nd St., New York NY 10018; 212-930-0579; http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/per/index.html

The Periodical Room "houses approximately 11,000 periodical titles in 22 languages from 128 countries." Includes one of the largest collections of contemporary American literary magazines and a sizable collection of zines, which are included in the online catalog.

New York State Library, Cultural Education Center, Empire State Plaza, Albany NY 12230; 518-474-5355; http://www.nysl.nysed.gov

Collection of more than 10,000 zines, many of which were donated by Mike Gunderloy (original publisher of Factsheet 5).

The Poetry and Rare Books Collection, 420 Capen Hall, University of Buffalo, Buffalo NY 14260; http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/pl Poetry Collection includes about 5,000 "little magazine" titles. Open M-F.

Pratt Institute Libraries, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn NY 11233, attn: Alycia Sellie; asellie@pratt.edu; http://lib.pratt.edu/public/zines.html

"The Pratt Institute Library collects zines primarily to support classes that include zine study and production. There is no specific collection development policy for the zine collection: items will be selected for variety—of both format and content. Criteria for permanent acquisition include NYC—especially Brooklyn—production, outstanding writing or artistic values, and compelling subject matter."

Purchase College Zine Library, 735 Anderson Hill Rd. #1333, Purchase NY 10577, attn: Alisa Richter; culturevulture7@aol.com

Root Cellar Zine Library, Bard College, PO Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson NY 12504; drop-in: basement of McVicker; http://student.bard.edu/clubs/rootcellar

"We have thousands of zines and at one time in the ’90s we were the largest zine library on the East Coast. Not catalogued, but organized by theme. Located in the basement of McVicker (behind Stone Row)." Open afternoons/evenings Monday through Friday.

Wells College Zine Library, 170 Main St., Aurora NY 13026; drop-in: Women’s Resource Center Library, basement of Main Building; sgczine@hotmail.com; http://myspace.com/wellscollegezinelibrary

"Our collection has a special emphasis on gender and sexuality, but we take anything (as long as it isn’t racist/homophobic/sizist/etc, you know the shpeel)." Looking for donations.

Women’s Information Center, 601 Allen St., Syracuse NY 13210; 315-478-4636; http://womensinfonetwork.net

Long-standing volunteer-run community space that hosts feminist, anti-authoritarian events, reading groups, and a library.

North Carolina

Action for Community in Raleigh, 2419 Mayview St., Raleigh NC 27607; 919-341-8263; third_of_july@riseup.net; http://www.ibiblio.org/greens/projects/acre/

The Action for Community infoshop "has a zine library, bike project, skill shares, FNB, meeting space, and more."

Greenleaf Co-op, Mary Hobbs – Basement, 5800 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro NC 27410; greenleaf@guilford.edu

Zine library inside a co-op student cafe.

Internationalist Books and Community Center, 405 W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill NC 27516; 919-942-1740; http://www.myspace.com/internationalistbooks

"Internationalist Books & Community Center is a volunteer run collective, a not-for-profit bookstore, a progressive community center, and a community owned cooperative." Has both zines available for sale and in their Radical Lending Library. Open 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon-Sat; noon - 6 p.m. Sun.

El Kilombo Intergalactico, 324/B Geer St., Durham NC 27701; 919-688-8768; elkilombo@gmail.com; http://www.elkilombo.org

Collective offering a community space, radical bookstore, ESL learning center, and zine library.

Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Box 90185, Durham NC 27708-0185; drop-in: Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library; 919-660-5967; cwhc@duke.edu; http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/index.html

"The Bingham Center women’s zine collection was created when Sarah Dyer gave her collection of over 1,000 zines in the year 2000. … Since then, there have been several other named collections donated. Currently there are over 3,500 zines in the collection, with a majority dated from 1985-2005. The Bingham Center collects zines primarily by women, girls, and women-identified people. … The zines do not circulate outside of the Reading Room."

Ohio

The Cat in the Zine, Wilder Hall, Box 41, Oberlin OH 44704; drop-in: Cat in the Cream, Hales Annex, 180 W. College St.; cat.cream@oberlin.edu

Zine library inside a co-op student cafe.

Cleveland Public Library - Popular Library, 325 Superior Ave. NE, Cleveland OH 44114; 216-623-2842; popular@cpl.org; http://poplib.cpl.org/index.php?q=node/57

"CPL’s zine library was started as a way to let zinesters from Ohio have a presence in the library. The zine library has expanded recently and now houses 200+ zines from across the United States in a variety of genres. Zines circulate for three weeks." Accepts donations of zines; especially interested in zines related to Ohio or written by Clevelanders.

Cuyahoga County Public Library System, Independence Branch, Attn: Angeline Kapferer, 6361 Selig Dr., Independence OH 44131; 216-447-0160; akapferer@cuyahogalibrary.org; http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org; open daily

"I carry zines that are by teens or of interest to teens. It’s a small rack in the teen area for browsing only. Zines are ‘checked out’ on the honor system. You may borrow it but please please please return." Seeking donations.

Browne Popular Culture Library, University Libraries, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 43403, Stefanie Dennis Hunker, Associate Professor; 419-372-2450; http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/pcl/page38356.html

"We collect zines in the areas of media (especially television), mystery, romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, Star Trek, diplomacy game zines, popular politics, etc. We tend not to collect more literary ones, especially fiction and poetry. Our Sound Recording Archives (which is separate from the Popular Culture Library) also has a collection of music zines." Non-circulating.

Oklahoma

OCK Infoshop, 33 NE 27th St., Oklahoma City OK 73105; 405-521-1190; okcinfoshop@gmail.com; http://www.woodenboxcar.org/okcinfoshop/

Offers a lending library, free store, workshops, film screenings, show space, bike collective. Open 2-6 p.m. M, 5-9 p.m. W, and noon-8p.m. Sa.

Oregon

Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak Street #218, Portland OR 97205; 503-827-0249; library@iprc.org; http://www.iprc.org/library.php

"The IPRC maintains a library of more than 5,500 self-published and independently produced materials. Items are available to the public for circulation and for reference use. Located on the shelves are comics, chapbooks, novels, catalogs, zines, artists’ books, and more." Zines are cataloged and can be searched online. Open daily.

Knight Library, UO Libraries – SPC, 1299 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1299, attn: Bruce Tabb; drop-in: Knight Library, 2nd Floor North; btabb@uoregon.edu

"We accept zines that are political, environmental, and reflect personal experience narratives. In particular, we are interested in acquiring zines written in the Northwest and West. Our collection is open to the public, but zines do not circulate outside the library, to ensure the longevity of these materials for the historical record." Open M-Sa.

Multnomah County Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland OR 97205; 503-988-5123; http://www.multcolib.org/books/zines/

"Zines are on the shelves at the Central Library and in eight neighborhood libraries. We’ve tried to purchase zines on a wide range of subjects, with special attention to work by local zinesters, but our collection is still very small… Hopefully zines will eventually be available in all 17 of Multnomah County’s libraries. The zine collection circulates under the same policies as the library’s other materials. Zines are fully accessible in the library’s online catalog."

Pacific NW College of Art, attn: Zine Collection, 1241 NW Johnson Street, Portland OR 97209

"The Pacific NW College of Art is starting a zine collection in the school library! I’ll be sort of taking charge of it while I’m a student there, and I’m trying to obtain zines, which will all become part of this permanent collection. Any format, style, genre, etc., is welcome. I would really love to have mini-comics in the collection as well. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, please contact zines@nicheless.com."

Pennsylvania

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15213; 412-622-3118; wilkj@carnegielibrary.org; http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/teen/zines/

Teen Reading Room contains a variety of zines for public perusal. Contact the library’s Teen Department for information on zine donations. The collection now circulates and is listed on CLP Teen Zeens LibraryThing catalog ( http://www.librarything.com/catalog/clpteenszines).

Heartsville Community Space, PO Box 5917, Philadelphia PA 19137; 215-279-6420; drop-in ?

Getting started, want to open a space with a library and meeting room.

Tennessee

Linebaugh Public Library, attn: Zine Collection, 105 W. Vine St., Murfreesboro TN 37130; zines@linebaugh.org; http://www.linebaugh.org/zines.htm

"Zines can be checked out by library patrons. Donations are welcome—please get in touch! Especially interested in zines published in the Southeast US and zines appropriate for young adults: perzines, DIY topics, comics, feminism, etc. We hold zine workshops on a regular basis." Open daily.

Sin Reading Room, Firebrand Collective, 918 Ward St., Nashville TN 37207; 615-479-7730 or 615-406-2076; sarabrookepattison@gmail.com, natethewriter@gmail.com; http://www.thefirebrand.org

Accepting donations. Open nights and weekends; email or call before visiting.

Watkins College of Art + Design Library, 2298 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Nashville TN 37228; 615-383-4848; http://www.watkins.edu

"Our zine collection is comprised of self-published materials and artists books. We welcome donations."

Texas

1919 Hemphill, 1919 Hemphill St., Fort Worth TX 76110; evolve@1919hemphill.org; http://www.1919hemphill.org

Volunteer-run collective space offering a lending library, a free store, meeting space, and all-ages performance space. "Our library boasts the largest collection of zines from around the world in North Texas."

Austin Public Library, 800 Guadalupe, Austin TX 78701; http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/; open daily

"The Faulk Central Library now has a zine collection. The zines are cataloged but do not circulate."

Monkey Wrench Books, 110 E. North Loop, Austin TX 78751; 512-407-6925; http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org

Volunteer-run, non-profit, collectively owned radical bookstore, offering community meeting space and library.

Utah

City Library Zine Collection, Attn: Clinton Watson, 1575 W. 1000 North, Salt Lake City UT 84116; 801-594-8632; drop-in: Main Library, Level 2, Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City UT 84111; cwatson@slcpl.org; http://altpress.slcpl.org

"The City Library Zine Collection includes about 4,000 zines from around the world. We are currently in the process of uploading our catalog to an online database. We’re actively looking to acquire more titles and are interested in just about every type of zine. To submit yours, please email or just mail it in." Open daily.

Vermont

Black Sheep Books, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier VT 05602; 802-229-5951; http://www.blacksheepbooks.org

"Black Sheep Books, a community space and bookstore, offers affordable radical books and zines, and hosts educational events. Our principle focus is to provide access to anti-authoritarian Left ideas in a way that promotes intellectual debate and challenges today’s hegemonic culture. We appreciate zine donations to support this project!"

Virginia

The Flying Brick Library and Reading Room, PO Box 5021, Richmond VA 23220, attn: Robert Cataldo; 804-644-2544; drop-in: 506 S. Pine St., Richmond VA 23220, call first

"The Flying Brick Library and Reading Room is a small radical resource library based in the front room of a collectively owned household of anarchists. We … have a collection that includes 2,000 books available for checkout as well as 1,500 periodicals, 500 zines and pamphlets, comics and file folders covering a wide range of national and local political and social issues. We are always looking for new zines that deal with political, social, and personal issues."

Washington

Kitsap Regional Library, Port Orchard Branch, attn: Shannon Peterson, 87 Sidney Ave., Port Orchard WA 98366; 360-876-2224; speterson@krl.org

Collection focuses on zines by teens and zines from the Northwest, noncirculating.

Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Ave. SE, Olympia WA 98501, attn: Kelsey Smith; 360-352-0595; zines@trlib.org; http://www.trlib.org

Interested in most types of zines, especially local zines. Zines can be checked out and are listed in the library’s catalog.

Olympia Zine Library, 211 4th Ave. E., Olympia WA 98501 (inside Last Word Books); olymedia@mutualaid.org

"After a period of neglect, the Olympia Zine Library has just recently been reorganized, and the next projects are to recruit more volunteers and make a database inventory of the zines. The bulk of the collection is made up of music, punk, political, personal, and riot grrrl zines. We accept all zine donations."

Pitchpipe Infoshop, 621 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma WA 98405; 253-572-5176; pitchpipeinfo@riseup.net; http://myspace.com/pitchpipeinfo

Not-for-profit, collectively run anarchist lending library and community space. Includes a "lending library focused on gender studies, people of color issues, anarchism, and fiction." Open 2-7 p.m. F-Su.

Seattle Public Library, Jennifer Bisson, Teen Librarian c/o Teen Center, 1000 4th Ave., Seattle WA 98104; second location: University Branch, Jessica Lucas, 5009 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle WA 98105; TeenCenter@spl.org; http://www.spl.org; http://www.librarything.com/catalog/spl_zines; http://www.librarything.com/catalog/UniZines

"We encourage local self-publishers to help us broaden our collection by donating their zines, comics, and other self-published literary endeavors. Our goal is to create a collection that will represent the amazing variety of zines, comics and other self-published works produced by young people in the Northwest and introduce these often-overlooked publications to a wider audience." Collection focuses on zines and comics made by 13- to 30-year-olds living in the Pacific Northwest, especially the greater Seattle area. Collection circulates but is not cataloged.

Zine Archives & Publishing Project, c/o Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave., Seattle WA 98122; 206-322-7030; http://www.hugohouse.org/events/zapp

The Zine Archive & Publishing Project (ZAPP) inside the Richard Hugo House has been put on hiatus. Volunteers say the future of the project remains uncertain, although the Hugo House website says it plans to reopen the collection sometime in 2008. Currently the large zine collection is in storage, but may be accessible by appointment. ZAPP is still taking donations. For more information, contact Nora Mukaihata at noramukaihata@hugohouse.org.

Wisconsin

Library of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, 816 State St., Madison WI 53706; 608-264-6598

"We are most interested in acquiring copies of every zine published in Wisconsin, whether by donation or purchase. Information about our holdings can be found in the online catalog to the University of Wisconsin-Madison libraries." The librarian in charge of this collection retired last year; the collection is currently in flux. Open M-Sa.

Library Workers Zine Collection, SLIS Library, 4th Floor, Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park St., Madison WI 53703; slislib@library.wisc.edu; http://slislib.library.wisc.edu/zines/

"We collect zines that are made by, for or about libraries or librarians. Zines should mention something related to library topics in order to be added to the collection. If you are a librarian and create a zine, your work does not have to be explicitly or solely about libraries to be added to the collection, and you can work in any form of alternative library or infoshop to be considered a librarian."

Madison Infoshop, 1019 Williamson, Madison WI 53703; 608-262-9036; http://www.madisoninfoshop.org

"We’re a volunteer-run resource center available to the Madison and UW community. We’re a community space offering a range of resources including, but not limited to, books, magazines, videos, and topic files, from an activist perspective." Open M-F.

Malcolm Shabazz City High School, The Little Voice Zine Library, Denise M. Aulik, 1601 N. Sherman Ave., Madison WI 53704

"Our fledgling library is part of a Language Arts writing initiative focusing on the history of the underground press and independent publications. We accept donations. All materials are previewed by an experienced, liberal-minded English Teacher and Librarian."

Online Zine Libraries

localCHAOS online ‘zine archive, http://wdean.fatcow.com/zines1.html

"This collection of skate and music ‘zines are mostly from the 80s with a few from recent history. This is the only Michigan based ‘zine library/project that is available online. Zines from all over the United States are part of this collection."

Queer Zine Archive Project, 2935 N. Fratney, Milwaukee WI 53212; http://www.qzap.org; qzap@qzap.org

"The mission of the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is to establish a ‘living history’ archive of past and present queer zines and to encourage current and emerging zine publishers to continue to create." Collection is online only; collects all queer zines of all formats (print and digital).

zinelibrary.net, 211 E. 4th Ave., Olympia WA 98501; zinelibrary@riseup.net; http://www.zinelibrary.net

Online archive of "anti-capitalist, anti-authoritarian publications," by the Olympia Media Project. Zines are scanned and posted as PDFs; organized by categories. Seeking donations of zines, or scan your zine and email them the PDF.

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List updated August 2008

Thanks to Alex Wrekk (Stolen Sharpie Revolution, http://www.smallworldbuttons.com), Slingshot (3124 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley CA 94704, http://slingshot.tao.ca), and the Zine Librarians list ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zinelibrarians/ ) for contributed info. Chip Rowe also has a nice (though out-of-date) zine library page on his website that is well worth checking out.