Read a Zine, Then Make One, Then Catalog it: Creating a Zine Library at SUNY New Paltz

Zines are self-published, low-budget printed, ephemeral works, motivated by a desire to share ideas of all kinds—personal reflections, political essays, how-to instructions, and more. During spring 2014, several undergraduate students and a metadata and reference librarian collaborated to create a zine library at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. In the years that followed, they received a small programming grant, organized zine readings and how-to workshops, developed an interactive social media presence, and created a zine library intern position.