Zines by Library Workers

The Secret Lives of Librarians. Press release for a library zine reading at Quimby's Bookstore on Monday, June 27, 2005. Chicago, IL.

Bios for the five Librarians reading at this event which was meant to correspond with American Library Association Annual Conference.

Stewart, Sean. (2002, May 20). The NewPages Zine Rack. Number 5: Special Edition.

In this special editon of the Zine Rack column, Steward reviews ten zines made by librarians, library workers and library school students.

Browsing Room. Tara Moyle. Richmond, VA

Tara has since gone on to get her MFA in poetry and a career in writing. Browsing Room consists of 2 issues (the last from 2002) and is inspired by Tara's employment at a local public library. Read a Library Juice review.

Femme Vitale. Tara Robertson (editor). Vancouver, BC

Tara is an MLIS student. Femme Vitale (issues 1 and 2) is a collaborative zine from the Femme Affinity Group (FAG) that includes writings and drawings about femme. Read the interview on the GRRRL Zine Network.

Library Bonnet. Tommy Kovac and Julie Fredericksen. Orange, CA

The last issue of Library Bonnet (issue #7) came out in 2004. According to Kovac's publisher (Slave Labor Graphics): "Library Bonnet walks a fine line between farce and tribute" and "is filled with irreverent library commentary and activities." Inspiration came from the authors' work in school and public libraries. Library Bonnet also includes interviews, comics and drawings. Check out Kovac's website.

Thoughtworm. Sean D. Stewart. Baltimore, MD

Sean Stewart is a Librarian and edits the New Pages Zine Rack. He has published in Counterpoise, Zine World, Chainbreaker and Comixville. Sean has been publishing Thoughtworm since 1996. This personal zine, includes zine and book reviews, and has a blog and website.

Zine World: a Readers Guide to the Underground Press and Rejected Band Names. Jerianne Thompson. Murfreesboro, TN

Jerianne is a Librarian at a public library. Rejected Band Names was Jerianne's personal zine, the last issue (#8) was from 2003. Jerianne continues to publish her zine review zine, Zine World.