Zine Cataloging: June 2, 2014
catalogingnew zinesJenna FreedmanCLIO links still to come. Since the zines added this week were acquired at the Feminist Zine Fest at Barnard, here's a photo of the Barnard Zine Club's FZF table: The...
View ArticleMTA Zine Residency
zinesJenna FreedmanRemember the promise and betrayal of the #AmtrakResidency and its heinous terms of service? Well, your pals at the Barnard Zine Library and Archives are offering an alternative...
View ArticleZine Cataloging: June 9, 2014
catalogingnew zinesJenna FreedmanBLOG POST IN PROGRESSSince a lot of the zines cataloged today are from the Feminist Zine Fest again, here's a photo of the other organizer and me. Photo by Ayelet...
View ArticleNannyzine Submissions
calls for submissionszinesJuliana StrawnDo you have a story about babysitting / nannying? Submit to The Hand that Rocks the Cradle before June 16! #NannyzineView the poster here.
View ArticleZine Cataloging: June 16, 2014
catalogingnew zinesJenna FreedmanHere's another NYC Feminist Zine Fest photo by Ayelet Pearl, since I'm still cataloging the zines I bought there. This is co-founder and co-organizer Elvis's table....
View ArticleBunnygrunt
musicpunkJuliana StrawnWhen you're read as many riot frrrl zines as Jenna and I have, you start to recognize band names even if you've never heard any of their music. One that came up recently was...
View ArticleThe Pittsburgh Zine Fair!
Zineszine festszinesJuliana StrawnTables are open for reservations at the Pittsburgh Zine Fair!The event is free to all ages and provides a great oppurtunity to network and catch up with zinesters from...
View ArticlePeriod. The Zine!
Zinescalls for submissionsgirlszinesJuliana StrawnAmelia and Sarah have just finished putting together Period. The Zine! and are already beginning to take submissions for issue #2. You know you want to...
View ArticleFeminism & Women's History Through Zines
feminismzinesJenna FreedmanSchuler Scholars teachers Brittany Craig and Maeve Dixon.
View ArticleZine Cataloging: ALA 2014 Left Behind
catalogingnew zinesJenna FreedmanBLOG POST IN PROGRESS Photo from Kelly McElroy on TwitterZines Acquired at the NYC Feminist Zine FestAgainst the Flood #2-4 by Hannah Cover from dumpstermouse Etsy...
View ArticleIt's International Zine Month!
ZineszineszinestersJuliana StrawnYou know what that means? An entire month of zine related activities! The amazing and talented Alex Wrekk has created a poster to to help everyone keep track of all 31...
View ArticleDay 2 - Read Your Favorite Zine
ZinesactivismzineszinestersJuliana StrawnI'm crossing off Days 2 and 4 at once by reading this series today. It's the International Queer Art and Activism Zine: Exploring the intersections of art and...
View ArticleZine Cataloging: 7/7/14
catalogingnew zinesJenna FreedmanBLOG POST IN PROGRESSAcquired at the NYC Feminist Zine FestBetter Days: Stuff That Helps with All This Anxiety by Sarah, 2014Cover from Pioneers Press"The Internet:...
View ArticlePeachy Keen
calls for submissionsJuliana StrawnPeachy Keen #4 is taking submissions right now on ways in which intersections can create more productive and positive activist spaces. Ideas include, but are not...
View ArticleZine Library Day Event!
zine librariesJuliana StrawnCome over to the Barnard Library for our annual zine-making event this Wednesday, July 23 11:00-5:00! We'll have our usual 6 hour zine challenge, but anyone can stop in for...
View ArticleZine Cataloging: Half Day 7/28/14
catalogingnew zinesJenna FreedmanI spent a few hours on Saturday tabling at Pete's Mini Zine Fest, so I'm doing just half a day of zine cataloging. Sad, but true!Cropped photo by Andria Alefhi Gift of...
View ArticleOverdue Books - A Zine Review
ZinesactivismzinesJuliana StrawnExploring the role of librarianship in activism.Overdue Books: Returning Palestine's Abandoned Property is an insightful and well researched look at Palestinian books...
View ArticleBlack Lesbian DIY Fest @ Lesbian Herstory Archives
Zinesactivismqueerwomen of colorzine festszinesJuliana StrawnMake sure to go to the "Black Lesbian DIY Fest @ Lesbian Herstory Archives," on October 18th, 2014 from 11am-5pm. It will offer...
View ArticleZine Cataloging: 8/18/14
catalogingnew zinesJenna FreedmanAugust 18th is National Mail Order Catalog Day! In honor of mail order catalogs honored place in 1990s and early 2000s zinedom, here's a Pander Zine Distro catalog...
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