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This site is home to news and information related to the Brooklyn College Library Zine Collection. Our collection began in 2011 and consists of print zines. Our primary focus is upon zines created within or about the borough of Brooklyn, although we also collect other work.
For more information, see About the Collection.
Are you a Brooklyn zine maker? Donate your work!
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Metro Annual 2013 Slides
Fold, Staple, Share: The Brooklyn College Library Zine Collection from Alycia I’ve just returned from a great day at the 2013 Metro Annual Meeting and wanted to share the slides from my presentation about the zine collection. If anyone is … Continue reading
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Zine Exhibit
Just a note that if you haven’t yet seen the zine exhibit in the library, stop by soon! It will be up for the rest of December and will come down in January.
Call for Working Class Zines
This summer I had a chat with one of my mentors about the zine collection, and she asked me if I had thought about focusing our collection on zines made by, for and about issues that related to being part … Continue reading
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Literary Artifacts
Check it out: Kristopher Jansma just published this piece about the Brooklyn College Library Zine Collection over at The Outlet, titled Literary Artifacts: Say You Want a Revolution? Zines at the Brooklyn College Library.
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Kingsman Covers the Collection!
Former BCL intern Emma Karin Eriksson (and zinester herself) wrote this lovely piece on the Brooklyn College Library Zine Collection in the Kingsman: FOLD, STAPLE, SHARE! Welcoming the Brooklyn College Zine Library Collection.
“Inventing Identity” English 1012 Class Responds to the Zine Collection
Natalie Nuzzo’s English 1012 class recently visited and responded to the zine collection and exhibition. Find out what they thought over at their class blog! We’re really happy to have classes visiting, reflecting upon, and using the collection!
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Thank You!
Our opening celebration on Tuesday was really enjoyable for all of us who have been working on the zine collection. We are indebted to all of you who joined in our celebration. We’re in awe of all of you who … Continue reading
See you Tonight!
We’re really excited to welcome everyone to the library later today. We also just finished this comment box so you can let us know what you think about the collection once you get here! If you can’t make it to … Continue reading
Sneak Preview
We’re saving our official glee for tomorrow’s celebration, but we also are super stoked to have this collection out on the shelves already: Come see the rest tomorrow!
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