Free zine workshop 8/22

August 21, 10:35 AMSeattle Grassroots ExaminerAlexandra Kain

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If you've ever poked around the back wall of magazines at Elliot Bay Books you may have seen a zine, a miniature magazine with a miniture publishing budget. Zines give anyone with pencil and paper the opportunity to speak their mind, spread a message, or share poetry with an audience they would otherwise not have access to. Many of them are politically slanted or artistic. Some major independent magazines like Bitch, Bust and Giant Robot started out as zines and the pacific northwest is a hotbed for zine activity. From the zine library at Last Words Books in Olympia to the Zine Archive and Publishing Project at Richard Hugo House in Seattle to Portland's Independent Publishing Resource Center, there's no shortage of zine activity.

So for all those aspiring editors, artists, and activists the Seattle Public Library is hosting a free zine workshop tomorrow, August 22nd at the University branch. The class is free and all materials are provided but they will be accepting donations for the materials box (ie paper, old magazines, glue). Drop in from 3-4pm.

This is only one example of some of the 750 amazingly free programs put on by the Seattle Public Library system. Its been sad to see the library take blows because of state budget cuts, like closing all branches for a week beginning August 30th. So I say, S=support your local library. Take advantage of its resources. Volunteer. And fight to keep it running strong.