{"id":2415,"date":"2012-07-17T07:03:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T12:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2023-08-06T12:50:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:50:37","slug":"zine-library-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/2012\/07\/17\/zine-library-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Zine Library Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/07\/zine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/07\/zine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2416\" title=\"zine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/07\/zine.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/news\/files\/2012\/07\/zine-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>July is <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/2012\/07\/02\/zine-month-in-special-collections\/\">International Zine Month<\/a> and July 21 is <a href=\"http:\/\/zinelibraryday.wikispaces.com\/\">Zine Library Day<\/a>, a chance to celebrate self-publishing collections around the world. Zines are self-published works, made for passion rather than for profit. Libraries collect zines because they represent perspectives and topics that aren\u2019t included in other forms of media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The zine collections in the UI Libraries are in Special Collections and University Archives. You can learn more about them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/sc\/resources\/zineresources\">here<\/a>. There is even a zine about the zine collections, which you can always find in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/preservation\/zine\">Zine Machine<\/a>, the zine vending machine on the first floor in Main Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are other zine libraries in the Midwest, as well, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/readwritelibrary.org\/\">Read\/Write Library<\/a> in Chicago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/zineapothecary.wordpress.com\/\">Zine Apothecary<\/a> in Minneapolis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/specialcollections.lib.msu.edu\/html\/materials\/collections\/radicalism_coll_zine.jsp\">Michigan State University Special Collections<\/a> in East Lansing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, a few zine libraries on the move or online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qzap.org\/\">Queer Zine Archive Project<\/a> is a collectively-run initiative to digitize zines by and about queer people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/zinemobile.wordpress.com\/\">Fly Away Zinemobile<\/a> is a traveling collection of zines. Check their website \u2013 they\u2019ll probably be stopping through Iowa City in August.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate Zine Library Day, come down to <a href=\"http:\/\/pszic.com\/\">ps<\/a>z downstairs at 120 N. Dubuque on July 21 between noon and 6pm. There will be a pop-up zine library, materials to make your own zines, and snacks, of course. At 6, we will parade the three blocks to <a href=\"http:\/\/publicspaceone.com\/\">Public Space One<\/a> to use their copier. You can RSVP on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/262060187232091\/\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July is International Zine Month and July 21 is Zine Library Day, a chance to celebrate self-publishing collections around the world. Zines are self-published works, made for passion rather than for profit. Libraries collect zines because they represent perspectives and topics that aren\u2019t included in other forms of media. 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