We’re excited to
share awesome news about our recent fundraising campaign and some upcoming
events!
* Online fundraiser
was a HUGE success!
* Friday, April 13 –
Seasonal Velocities: reading with Ryka Aoki
* Saturday, April 21
– Take Flight: reading with Marya Errin Jones
* Looking for
volunteers!
* Visit during open
hours!
********** Online fundraiser was a HUGE
success! **********
The Denver Zine Library had a 30-day online fundraiser and
we’re proud to announce that we made $3,592 – over $1,000 more than our goal of
$2,500. We have so much appreciation and gratitude for all of the love and
support we received last month. There was a new video posted every day of the
campaign and you can still watch them all at http://www.indiegogo.com/Keeping-zines-in-our-hands
If you’d still like
to make a donation, the fundraising page is no longer active, but you can
either mail a check made out to the Denver Zine Library to PO Box 13826, Denver
CO 80201 or send us money via PayPal at denverzinelibrary@....
Many thanks to the folks who made the
incredible videos:
Kelly Shortandqueer,
Tomas Moniz, Annah Anti-Palindrome, Anna Inazu, Jenna Freedman, Kristy Fenton,
Spencer Keralis, Billy the Bunny, Marya Errin Jones, Steve Lawson, Jessy
Randall, Chris Wilde, the QZAP Chief Donation Monster, John Porcellino, Adhamh
Roland, Josh Burford, Kyle Harris, Angela Daniels, Jordan Garcia, Robert McGoey,
Nicole Hurt, and Hillary Jorgensen
********** Friday, April 13 – Seasonal
Velocities: reading with Ryka Aoki **********
Friday, April 13, 2012
6:30pm
At the Denver Zine Library, 2727 W 27th Ave (entrance around
right side of building, through alley)
You won't want to miss this incredible reading by the
amazing Ryka Aoki!
“In the hands of Ryka Aoki, words can be everything – a tool, a fire, a gift, a
weapon, a meal, a barricade, a refuge. I was tempted to ration this book, so
I’d have some when I needed it, but found myself
gulping it down and was so nourished by it the whole way along.”
–S. Bear Bergman, The Nearest Exit May be Behind
You, and Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation.
Seasonal Velocities invites the reader on a fragile
and furious journey along the highways and skyways of discovery, retribution,
and resolve. Through her poetry, essays, stories, and performances,
award-winning writer Ryka Aoki has consistently challenged, informed, and
enthralled queer audiences across the United States.
Albuquerque zinester and performance artist, Marya Errin
Jones, is returning to Denver to wow us with her awesomeness.
Along with her, we'll have several local readers, wowing the audience with some
Denver-based brilliance.
See you there!
********** Looking for volunteers **********
Do you have a few
hours to spare once a month? The Denver Zine Library is looking for volunteers!
Help keep the DZL open on weekends, learn how to catalog donated zines in our
database, plan a fundraiser, or bring your ideas! E-mail denverzinelibrary@... to set up a 30-minute orientation.
********** Visit during open hours!
**********
The Denver Zine
Library is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-3pm and is located inside
the 27 Social Centre (2727 W 27th Ave – entrance around right side of
building). Come check us out, read some zines on our comfy couch and borrow
some zines to read at home!
Its been a little while since youve heard from us and we have some exciting news and upcoming events!
* Sunday, July 15 Help us move (to a new space in the same building)
* Saturday, July 28 Secret Caf to benefit the 27 Social Centre * Sunday, August 12 Zine Making Workshop * T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale! * Looking for volunteers! * Visit during open hours!
********** Sunday, July 15 Help us move (to a new space in the same building) ********** Sunday, July 15, 2012 11am-3pm
For those of you who have visited us in the past couple of years have seen the incredible space we get to share with several other projects, making up the 27 Social Centre. Recently, weve been able to expand into the front part of the building and the Denver Zine Library is excited to move up to the front space, shared with the Denver Community Health Collective (check them out here: http://www.denverhealthcollective.com/). Whats better than an afternoon massage and reading zines? I cant think of anything either.
Wed love some extra help moving the DZL, especially since we have to bring everything outside and around the corner to access the new entrance to our space. If you have some time, even 30 minutes, please come by between 11am and 3pm on Sunday, July 15. Well be moving boxes, shelves and our other furniture. It might take us a week or two to start getting settled, so please be patient while we get the zines back on the shelves.
********** Saturday, July 28 Secret Caf to benefit the 27 Social Centre ********** Saturday, July 28, 2012 11:30am-2:30pm 2727 W 27th Ave (entrance around right side of building, through alley)
Join us for a delicious start to your weekend at the 27 Social Centre's Secret Cafe. Food is $5-$12 a plate Kids always eat free! Gluten-free and vegan options for sure!
The monthly Secret Caf benefits the 27 Social Centre, a radical community space committed to providing Denver with a location for our organizations, meetings, classes, art, music, history, libraries and much more. Several organizations call the Centre home, including the Denver Zine Library, Sent(a)mental Studios, the IWW, Bread and Roses, Backroom Editions, the Denver Community Health Collective, Denver ABC, Build Up Books and P&L Printing.
********** Sunday, August 12 Zine Making Workshop ********** Sunday, August 12, 2012 12-3pm $5-15 suggested donation At the Denver Zine Library: 2727 W 27th Ave, Denver
Havent you always wanted to learn how to make a zine? Are your ideas ready to go on paper? Well, heres your chance! Check out this 3-hour workshop to learn about zines, check out different styles and formats, and get started on your very own! Of course, wed love to add a copy to our collection when youre finished! RSVP to denverzinelibrary@...
********** T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale! ********** As you know we had a hugely successful online fundraiser last February, raising over $3,500! We finally filled the perks for our generous donors and have some brand designs for DZL t-shirts and tote bags (see the attached photos to this e-mail). Theyre $10 each and we currently have t-shirts in size S, M, L, XL and 2XL.
********** Looking for volunteers ********** Do you have a few hours to spare once a month? The Denver Zine Library is looking for volunteers! Help keep the DZL open on weekends, learn how to catalog donated zines in our database, plan a fundraiser, or bring your ideas! E-mail denverzinelibrary@... to set up a 30-minute orientation.
********** Visit during open hours! ********** The Denver Zine Library is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-3pm at the 27 Social Centre (2727 W. 27th Avenue). After July 15, well be located through the street entrance with the door marked 2727! Come check us out, read some zines on our comfy couch and borrow some zines to read at home!
-- Denver Zine Library www.denverzinelibrary.org Mailing Address: PO Box 13559, Denver CO 80201 Physical Address: 2727 W. 27th Ave., Denver CO 80211
We have an exciting
fall coming up! Be sure to check out our upcoming events and read about our
recent successes!
* Thursday, October
4 – Fly Away Zine Mobile in Denver
* Saturday,
October 6 – Albuquerque Zine Fest
* Wednesdays,
October 17 AND 24 – 2-session zine classes at Lowbrow
* Sunday, October 28 – Fall Harvest Festival dinner fundraiser
* Saturday,
November 3 – Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to
* Wednesdays,
November 28 AND December 5 – 2-session zine classes at Lowbrow
* Recent events!
* Wishlist:
Bookshelves
* T-shirts and Tote
Bags for Sale!
* Looking for
volunteers
* Visit during open
hours!
********** Thursday, October 4 – Fly Away
Zine Mobile in Denver **********
7-9:30pm
At the Denver Zine Library – 2727 West 27th Avenue,
Denver CO
Come check out the amazing Fly Away Zine Mobile when it
comes to the Denver Zine Library! Look through the zines in this mobile
collection and join us for a possible impromptu zine reading!
The Fly Away Zine Mobile is a free lending library,
self-publishing skill-sharer, and mini reading room that travels around North
America, organizing/supporting events around literacy and self-publishing and
hosting open library/reading hours. There are currently about 1,500 zines in
the collection; current sections include Do-It-Yourself/How-To; Healing and
Wellness; Prisons/By Prisoners; Personal/Autobiographical; Comics/Drawings;
Cooking/Food; Field Guides/Place-Related; Political; Parenting; Zines by Kids;
Poetry; Librarian-Made Zines; and Animal-Related Zines. More info at http://zinemobile.wordpress.com/
********** Saturday, October 6 – Albuquerque
Zine Fest **********
This year, we’re excited to have a few zine librarians
attending the Albuquerque Zine Fest. Check out all of their awesome pre-events
and the great line-up for the zinefest itself: http://abqzinefest.blogspot.com/
********** Wednesdays, October 17 AND 24
– 2-session zine classes at Lowbrow **********
6-8pm
$40 – Sign up by contacting Lowbrow at 303-722-1797 or info@...
250 Broadway, Denver CO
Haven’t you always wanted to learn how to make a zine? Are
your ideas ready to go on paper? Well, here’s your chance! Join us for two
consecutive Wednesdays, (October 17 and 24) from 6-8pm to learn about zines,
check out different styles and formats, and get started on your very own! Of
course, we’d love to add a copy to our collection when you’re finished!
********** Sunday, October
28 – Fall Harvest Festival dinner fundraiser **********
4:30pm activities
5:30pm dinner
Dinner by donation
2727 West 27th Avenue, Denver CO – entrance around the
right side of the building
The Denver Zine Library is housed in the 27 Social Centre
and we’re excited to do collective fundraising for our building, along with the
other amazing organizations housed there. Featuring Cider and Other Brews,
Seasonal Dishes, Family-Friendly Entertainment, and more! Events begin at 4:30,
dinner at 5:30. A donation-based Secret Cafe fundraiser for the projects in the
27 Social Centre.
********** Saturday, November 3 – Don’t
Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families In Social Justice
Movements and Communities **********
6:30pm potluck, reading and maybe even a puppet show!
At the Denver Zine Library – 2727 West 27th Avenue,
Denver CO
China Martens will
read from her new book "Don't Leave Your Friends Behind," joined
by local contributor Clayton Dewey. Potluck and activities for children -
all ages community event!
How do we create
new, non-hierarchical structures of support and mutual aid and include all ages
in the struggle for social justice? There are many books on parenting, but few
on how to be a good community member and a good ally to parents, caregivers,
and children as we collectively build a strong all-ages culture of resistance. Many
well-intentioned childless activists don’t interact with young people on a
regular basis and don’t know how.
Don’t Leave Your
Friends Behind is a collection of concrete tips, suggestions, and narratives on
ways that non-parents can support parents, children, and caregivers in their
communities, social movements, and collective processes. It brings in voices
often missing in many social justice movements, including those from children
involved in an occupation for a school library; trans and genderqueer parents;
parents of children with developmental disabilities; doulas supporting
incarcerated mothers; and childcare collectives across the country. Respecting,
valuing, and sharing caregiving work builds a healthier community for all.
Let's build an all-ages,
inclusive revolution that leaves no one behind!
China Martens is a
proud single mother of a grown daughter and a founding member of Kidz City, a
radical childcare collective in Baltimore, Maryland. Her first book is The
Future Generation: A Zine-Book for Subculture Parents, Kids, Friends, and
Others (Atomic Book Company, 2007).
********** Wednesdays, November 28 AND
December 5 – 2-session zine classes at Lowbrow **********
6-8pm
$40 – Sign up by contacting Lowbrow at 303-722-1797 or info@...
250 Broadway, Denver CO
Haven’t you always wanted to learn how to make a zine? Are
your ideas ready to go on paper? Well, here’s your chance! Join us for two
consecutive Wednesdays, (November 28 and December 5) from 6-8pm to learn about
zines, check out different styles and formats, and get started on your very
own! Of course, we’d love to add a copy to our collection when you’re finished!
********** Recent events! **********
- 8/25, Roll in the Hay, a country dance
night – We made one month’s rent while learning line dances. Many thanks to
Loren for securing food and drink donations, Spices Café (http://www.spicescafe.com/) for their
donation, and to Eugene and Liz for teaching the line dances!
- 9/6, Open house with the Denver
Community Health Collective (http://www.denverhealthcollective.com/)
– We had a cozy crowd, bringing some new faces into the zine library and
several people borrowed zines!
- 9/20, Zine class at Lowbrow (http://www.lowbrowdenver.com/) – Last week,
we had the first of a 2-session zine class and it was super exciting! We made
mini-zines and are looking forward to making half-size zines this week. We
already have two more dates set, so sign up on Lowbrow’s website!
********** Wishlist: Bookshelves **********
We’re running out of
space on our bookshelves! Of course, this means that we continue to get amazing
support through zine donations, but we’ll soon need more bookshelves to keep up
with the growing collection. Do you have bookshelves you’d be willing to donate
or know someone else getting rid of shelves? Please contact us at denverzinelibrary@...
********** T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale! **********
As you know we had a hugely successful online fundraiser
last February, raising over $3,500! We finally filled the perks for our
generous donors and have some brand designs for DZL t-shirts and tote bags (see
the attached photos to this e-mail). They’re $10 each and we currently have
t-shirts in size S, M, L, XL and 2XL.
********** Looking for volunteers **********
Do you have a few
hours to spare once a month? The Denver Zine Library is looking for volunteers!
Help keep the DZL open on weekends, learn how to catalog donated zines in our
database, plan a fundraiser, or bring your ideas! E-mail denverzinelibrary@... to set up a 30-minute orientation.
********** Visit during open hours!
**********
The Denver Zine
Library is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-3pm at the 27 Social Centre
(2727 W. 27th Avenue). We’re located through the street entrance with the door
marked 2727! Come check us out, read
some zines on our comfy couch and borrow some zines to read at home!
We hope you had a great 2012 and are excited about 2013! Is this the year you start volunteering with the DZL? Start reading and borrowing zines from the DZL? If youre interested in getting involved, stop by during open hours (Saturdays and Sundays between 11am-3pm) or e-mail us at denverzinelibrary@...!
* Friday, January 4 Zine art opening at Lowbrow * The magical zine vending machine! * Wednesday, January 16 Zine making 101 workshop * T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale! * Looking for volunteers * Visit during open hours!
********** Friday, January 4 Zine art opening at Lowbrow ********** 7-10pm At Lowbrow 250 Broadway, Denver 80203
January is here and we're excited to start it off by bringing you The Denver Zine Library Show! Come get cozy by our fireplace and read some zines, check out the posters made from zine covers, and buy a few to take home with you. And don't forget to bring your spare change to enjoy the unveiling of our brand new (/remodeled-from-the70s) Zine Vending Machine! Delicious drinks will be provided.
********** The magical zine vending machine ********** Yes, the rumors are true! The DZL now co-owns a vending machine for selling zines! It will be housed at Lowbrow and will be debuted at our art opening on January 4th. You can also check it out anytime Lowbrow is open Monday through Saturday from 10-7 and Sunday from 12-8.
********** Wednesday, January 16 Zine making 101 workshop ********** 6-8pm $30 Sign up by contacting Lowbrow at 303-722-1797 or info@...
250 Broadway, Denver CO
Havent you always wanted to learn how to make a zine? Are your ideas ready to go on paper? Well, heres your chance! Join us for two hours to learn about zines, check out different styles and formats, and get started on your very own! Of course, wed love to add a copy to our collection when youre finished!
********** T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale! ********** We still have a handful of t-shirts left and some brand new tote bags, now in red and gold options! Theyre all $10 each!
********** Looking for volunteers **********
Do you have a few hours to spare once a month? The Denver Zine Library is looking for volunteers! Help keep the DZL open on weekends, learn how to catalog donated zines in our database, plan a fundraiser, and/or bring your brilliant ideas! E-mail denverzinelibrary@... to set up a 30-minute orientation.
********** Visit during open hours! ********** The Denver Zine Library is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-3pm at the 27 Social Centre (2727 W. 27th Avenue). Have you seen our new space since we moved to the front of the building with the Denver Community Health Collective? Come check us out, read some zines and borrow some zines to read at home!
-- Denver Zine Library www.denverzinelibrary.org Mailing Address: PO Box 13559, Denver CO 80201 Physical Address: 2727 W. 27th Ave., Denver CO 80211
Fans of the Denver Zine Library, we have some exciting updates for you for March! We also hope to see you during open hours (Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-3pm). Feel free to contact us at denverzinelibrary@... with any questions.
* Snow day announcements * Wednesday, March 13 zine workshop at Lowbrow * Friday, March 15 Book reading with Imogen Binnie * Xena, the magical zine vending machine! * T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale!
* Looking for volunteers * Visit during open hours! * Saturday, April 20 Zine fest in Ohio
********** Snow day announcements ********** As we anticipate our late-winter snowstorms, we want to make sure we dont inconvenience anyone by being closed when you come to visit. Please visit www.denverzinelibrary.org to check for announcements about when well be closed during regular open hours.
********** Wednesday, March 15 zine workshop at Lowbrow ********** 6-8pm $30 Sign up by contacting Lowbrow at 303-722-1797 or info@...
250 Broadway, Denver CO
Havent you always wanted to learn how to make a zine? Are your ideas ready to go on paper? Well, heres your chance! Join us for two hours to learn about zines, check out different styles and formats, and get started on your very own! Of course, wed love to add a copy to our collection when youre finished! Check out Lowbrow online at: http://www.lowbrowdenver.com/
********** Friday, March 15 Book reading with Imogen Binnie ********** You won't want to miss this reading at the Denver Zine Library with Imogen Binnie reading from her soon-to-be released novel, Nevada!
Friday, March 15 at 7pm Free - books are available for $17.95 or two for $30 At the Denver Zine Library, 2727 West 27th Ave, Denver
Nevada is the darkly comic story of Maria Griffiths, a young trans woman living in New York City and trying to stay true to her punk values while working retail. When she finds out her girlfriend has lied to her, the world she thought she'd carefully built for herself begins to unravel, and Maria sets out on a journey that will mostly certainly change her life forever.
Imogen Binnie, author, activist, and musician is releasing her first novel, Nevada, with Topside Press this Spring. She writes a monthly column for Maximum Rocknroll, as well as the zines The Fact That It's Funny Doesn't Make It A Joke and Stereotype Threat. Her work has appeared in Aorta magazine, The Skinny, PrettyQueer, and the Topside Press anthology The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard. She is emerging as a incisively intelligent and startlingly vital queer voice in todays literary landscape.
Novelist Michelle Tea writes, "This book blew my mind. It's everything - personal, political, funny, raw, hyper-brainy and down to earth. . . A really powerful new literary voice. I'm really excited about Imogen Binnie!"
Daphne Gottlieb, contemporary poet, writes, Nevada has jackhammered the men-only genre of the great American road novel into bits, and gives us instead truth like scraped knuckles, exhilaration, and the terror of possibility. Put the hammer down. Read this.
********** Xena, the magical zine vending machine ********** As you already know, the DZL now co-owns a vending machine for selling zines! It is housed at Lowbrow and is pretty amazing. You can check it out anytime Lowbrow is open Monday through Saturday from 10-7 and Sunday from 12-8 at 250 Broadway, Denver CO.
********** T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale! ********** We still have a handful of t-shirts left and some brand new tote bags, now in red and gold options! Theyre all $10 each!
********** Looking for volunteers **********
Do you have a few hours to spare once a month? The Denver Zine Library is looking for volunteers! Help keep the DZL open on weekends, learn how to catalog donated zines in our database, plan a fundraiser, and/or bring your brilliant ideas! E-mail denverzinelibrary@... to set up a 30-minute orientation.
********** Visit during open hours! ********** The Denver Zine Library is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-3pm at the 27 Social Centre (2727 W. 27th Avenue). Have you seen our new space since we moved to the front of the building with the Denver Community Health Collective? Come check us out, read some zines and borrow some zines to read at home!
********** Saturday, April 20 Zine fest in Ohio ********** A friend of the DZL is planning a zine fest in Chillicothe, Ohio on Saturday, April 20 from 12-5, with music afterwards. It is free to the artists and free to the public. More info here: http://cheeringandwaving.tumblr.com/ - Please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested!
-- Denver Zine Library www.denverzinelibrary.org Mailing Address: PO Box 13559, Denver CO 80201 Physical Address: 2727 W. 27th Ave., Denver CO 80211
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