B Harrington
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B Harrington
bookmaker, community educator,
library worker
→ About
→ Services
→ Contact
Works
→ Commissions
→ Stationery Bindings
→ Library & Fine Bindings
Community
→ Resources
→ Workshops & Events
Zines & Zine-Making
Zines and zine-making are well-documented areas of book culture and bookmaking, namely because zine-making is historically grassroots and DIY. Zines, so far as bookmaking is concerned, are the essence of “books can be made of next to nothing yet hold next to anything.” Resources included on this page introduce zines and zine culture as well as instructional sources on popular zine constructions.
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Making Zines
This section collects instructional resources on designing and making zines- Booklyn Education Manual (Booklyn.org)
Offering written and graphic instructions for several common zine book forms, the “Booklyn Education Manual is a combination of instruction sheets, lesson plans, and resources to introduce you to bookmaking or to complement the bookmaking you already do.” The Booklyn Education Manual is available in English and Spanish Language versions.
- Updates to this section are forthcoming.
Zine History & Culture
This section links to zine collections, including zine libraries both digital and physical collections in the NYC area- Queer Zine Archive Project. (n.d.). QZAP.Org. Retrieved November 17, 2023, from https://gittings.qzap.org/
Launched in 2003, QZAP offers “a free on-line searchable database of the collection with links allowing users to download electronic copies of zines” (About QZAP, n.d.). The online archive also provides clarification on its collection policies, exemplifying the scope of queerness in zine culture.
- ABC No Rio Zine Library. (n.d.). ABC No Rio. Retrieved November 17, 2023, from http://www.abcnorio.org/facilities/zine_library.html
ABC No Rio is an art and activism organization “founded in 1980 by artists committed to political and social engagement and we retain these values to the present” (About, n.d.). With over 13,000 zines in the collection, the library collects zines relevant to social and political issues, especially related to or emerging in the context of Lower Manhattan. As stated on the library’s information page: “Zine collections allow actors in contemporary social movements to learn about the lineage of their communities.”
More Zine Guides
This section suggests other Zine guides for further reading- Updates to this section are forthcoming