Seattle Public Library establishing zine collection

[eridani]

Hello zine lovers and friends of ZAPP!

This is Abby Bass, the zine librarian at ZAPP, writing to you about a really great project at the Seattle Public Library. As some of you may already know, I have been trying for many years to establish a zine collection at SPL. Now it looks like it will soon become a reality.

For the past nine months, I have been working with teen librarian Jennifer Bisson on a plan for a trial zine collection in the Teen Center at the downtown branch. In order to get as wide a range of zines, minicomics, and other self-published creations as possible, we are circulating the call for donations below. Please forward far and wide to anyone and everyone you think may be interested.

Additionally, on Saturday, January 27, 2007 we will be hosting a day-long mini-zine symposium at the Central Library downtown, which will include a zines 101 workshop, a panel discussion, zine readings and more. I'll send out more information to this list as soon as those programs are finalized. We encourage everyone to participate, and to check out zines from SPL -- the more use the collection gets, the better chance that this program will grow and spread to other branches. We really appreciate your help and support! If you have any questions, or want further information please contact me at arbass {at} u.washington.edu orJennifer at TeenCenter

Abby Bass
Zine Librarian
Zine Archive & Publishing Project
Richard Hugo House
Seattle, WA
arbass {at} u.washington.edu

ATTENTION SEATTLE ZINESTERS!

The Seattle Public Library (SPL) is starting a trial zine collection at the Central Library. Located in the Teen Section, the collection will feature zines created by younger people in the Pacific Northwest, especially the greater Seattle area. Patrons may read zines in the library or borrow them to enjoy at home.

We encourage local self-publishers to help us broaden our collection by donating their zines, comics, and other self-published literary endeavors to SPL.*

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. By creating a zine collection, we also hope to broaden patrons' opportunities for pleasure reading and self-education through alternative literary forms. We particularly favor zines and comics that are produced by teens and younger adults (13 to 30 year-olds) who are greater Seattle residents.

Please send your zines to: Jennifer Bisson, Teen Librarian c/o Teen Center, Seattle Public Library, 1000 4^th Ave 98104, or drop them off at the Teen Center desk located on the 3^rd level of the Central Library.

If you have any questions or comments about this program, please write to Jennifer at TeenCenter {at} spl.org

Thank you for your help and please check out your zines and others at the Central Library!

[eridani]

1. More info about event

You may remember last month I sent a message to you all about the new zine collection I (Abby) am helping make happen at the downtown Seattle Public Library. On Saturday, January 27th, there will be a FREE, day-long event to celebrate the new collection and zines in general. I hope you can attend -- below are more details about the events. Please forward this email far and wide to anyone and everyone you think would be interested.

2-3 PM: Zines 101 Workshop taught by Abby Bass (me!) and Hazel Pine
(current ZAPP coordinator and local zine publisher). Learn how to make a zine or just come make a new zine buddy. Please email Jennifer Bisson at [email protected] to register. This workshop is specifically geared to teens, but all other events are open to everyone and anyone of all ages.

3-4 PM: Zine Panel moderated by Davey Oil, local self-published cartoonist and former ZAPP coordinator. Come sit in on a lively discussion about the cultural, political and creative role of zines in Seattle and the world today. Participants include: Brad Beshaw(former Confounded Books owner), Ellery Russian (Ring of Fire zine), Lucy Morehouse (Ong Ong zine editor/publisher), Alexis Wolf (Ilse Content zine/Use Your Words distro), and many others. This event will take place in the Auditorium on the first floor, and all are invited to attend.

4-5 PM: Zine Readings
Hear the voices of Seattle's zine community on stage. There are several scheduled readers, including our own Hazel Pine and Neely Chestnut. Then there will be an open mic section. All are invited to attend this event.

5-6 PM: Zine Exchange and Refreshments
Do you make a zine? Want to meet others that do and share your work? We are hosting a free zine exchange, open to anyone and everyone. Come eat free food and trade zines. This is also a great time to check out SPL's new zine collection, located in the Teen Center on the 3rd level, and get information about zine-related programs at other local organizations.

Again, the zine symposium is Saturday, January 27th at the Central Library from 2 to 6 PM. Please contact Jennifer Bisson at TeenCenter{at} spl.org (or call 206-615-1410) or Abby Bass at arbass {at} u.washington.edu if you have questions/want more information about this event. All events are free and open to the public. The Central Library is located at 1000 Fourth Ave in downtown Seattle. More information about the library, its collections and events can be found at www.spl.org.

Thanks for your support and I hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Abby

[eridani]

2. March 18 Hugo House event

March 18
Hugo House's Zine Archive & Publishing Project Presents:
Local Zinesters Read
A benefit for ZAPP.
7 local zinesters onstage. Potluck at 6 p.m.; reading at 7 p.m. 4 to 8 bucks.
zines {at} hugohouse.org

Featuring:
Neely Bat Chestnut
Hazel Pine
Alexis Wolf
Miss Oblivious
Ellery Russian
Laila Hassan
Ronni Tartlett

Ellery Russian, aka Hellery Homosex has been doing zines since the age of thirteen. Ellery's most circulated zine is "Ring of Fire", a zine about (dis)ability, sexuality and gender. Ellery was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, and works as a Physical Therapist and Collective Member at Left Bank Books.

Alexis Wolf is a recently returned Seattle native. She lives by the railroad tracks and is trying to get good at drawing pictures of bears. For three years she has been make the zine Ilse Content.

Recently she edited a compilation zine about grandparents, called Grand. She runs Use Your Words press and has released books with SSO Press of Olympia. Her readings are often performance based and include a fair bit of audio collage. She can be contacted at alexisface {at} gmail.com.

Neely Bat Chestnut started writing zines as a young lass. She loves piles of fabric, flowers, mail, and friends. Penpals are a must.

She has written the zines Mend My Dress and Dear Stepdad.

She can be contacted at neely_ohara {at} hellokitty.com

Hazel Pine spends a ridiculous amount of time around zines, She writes zines, (Cursive Bomb) works around zines and is a general zine nut. She believes personal zines will be the saving grace of us all, and hopes she can be a small part of that. She can be contacted at hazel.pine {at} gmail.com

Miss Oblivious:

Inspired by condemned sake' houses, salty seashores and dustbowl glamour. She has been making zines since the Eary 90s, starting with her zine Cunt Fear. Her most recent zine Oblivious Nation: True Underground Mishaps has been published monthly since March 2005. She is a proud contributer to www.punkglobe.com. She is also an established dollmaker & artist. You can check out her stitching at www.paynecreations.org and at IHEARTRUMMAGE.


Laila Hassan and Ronni Tartlett:

In 2001, tired of yelling and rending their garments whenever they read the news about the Middle East, Laila and Ronni realized that they could put their rants on paper and force them onto the public.

The Missing Peace: Truth and Justice in Israel / Palestine was born. Laila is Palestinian and Irish Catholic. Ronni is a radical Jew. They are so happy they found each other. They can be reached at TMPzine {at} gmail.com.

Hazel Pine
ZAPP Coordinator
zines {at} hugohouse.org
[phone]
1634 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122