The Anchor Archive Zine Library <https://anchorarchive.org/> celebrated its 20th birthday this year! It's not easy for scrappy, volunteer-run zine libraries and archives to survive so I wanted to share the news. In October we had a birthday party with zine readings, zine trades, and cake. A local news outlet wrote an article about us <https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/halifax-zine-library-turns-the-page-with-20th-birthday/>. Anchor Archive founders Sarah Evans and Son Edworthy recorded a video conversation about how they started this special space. You can watch the full version <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slu8fI08gj0> and a short version with pictures <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOctH5qD6YU> that was screened at the party on YouTube. Earlier this year, the DIY arts space called Radstorm <https://www.radstorm.org/> that the Anchor Archive is now a part of successfully fundraised to buy the building it lives in, so we hope for at least another 20 years of supporting zine-making and zine community in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). And a funny story about AI... a woman from Japan came to the party and I asked her how she heard about it. She said she typed into ChatGPT, "What can I do in Canada? I like writing, drawing, and making things" (or something like that) and Chat GPT told her she should make a zine! Then she searched "zines Halifax" and found the Anchor Archive. I guess zines really are getting popular again. Warm regards, Amanda --- Amanda Stevens (she/her) Zine-maker | Zine Librarian | Indexer | Taxonomist Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, NS) write@lettertoamanda.ca _______________________________________________ ZineLibrarians mailing list ZineLibrarians@lists.zinelibraries.info http://lists.zinelibraries.info/listinfo.cgi/zinelibrarians-zinelibraries.info

Woohoo! Happy birthday!!! 🎂🎂🎂 That's a bananas story about AI, but I love where it ended up. On Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM Amanda Stevens <write@lettertoamanda.ca> wrote: > The Anchor Archive Zine Library <https://anchorarchive.org/> celebrated > its 20th birthday this year! It's not easy for scrappy, volunteer-run zine > libraries and archives to survive so I wanted to share the news. In October > we had a birthday party with zine readings, zine trades, and cake. A local > news outlet wrote an article about us > <https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/halifax-zine-library-turns-the-page-with-20th-birthday/>. > Anchor Archive founders Sarah Evans and Son Edworthy recorded a video > conversation about how they started this special space. You can watch the full > version <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slu8fI08gj0> and a short version > with pictures <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOctH5qD6YU> that was > screened at the party on YouTube. > > Earlier this year, the DIY arts space called Radstorm > <https://www.radstorm.org/> that the Anchor Archive is now a part of > successfully fundraised to buy the building it lives in, so we hope for at > least another 20 years of supporting zine-making and zine community in > Kjipuktuk (Halifax). > > And a funny story about AI... a woman from Japan came to the party and I > asked her how she heard about it. She said she typed into ChatGPT, "What > can I do in Canada? I like writing, drawing, and making things" (or > something like that) and Chat GPT told her she should make a zine! Then > she searched "zines Halifax" and found the Anchor Archive. I guess zines > really are getting popular again. > > Warm regards, > Amanda > > --- > Amanda Stevens (she/her) > Zine-maker | Zine Librarian | Indexer | Taxonomist > Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, NS) > write@lettertoamanda.ca > _______________________________________________ > ZineLibrarians mailing list > ZineLibrarians@lists.zinelibraries.info > > http://lists.zinelibraries.info/listinfo.cgi/zinelibrarians-zinelibraries.info > -- Jenna Freedman | she, her Director of the Barnard Zine Library make an appointment <https://barnard.libcal.com/appointments/jenna-freedman> | https://is.gd/jennacalendar https://linktr.ee/barnardzinelibrary Fridays are dedicated cataloging days. I will respond to messages I receive on Fridays the following week. _______________________________________________ ZineLibrarians mailing list ZineLibrarians@lists.zinelibraries.info http://lists.zinelibraries.info/listinfo.cgi/zinelibrarians-zinelibraries.info

Happy birthday Anchor Archive! Participating in the Shed Residency was a life highlight!! LONG LIVE ZINES <3 On Thu, Nov 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM Jenna Freedman <jfreedma@barnard.edu> wrote: > Woohoo! Happy birthday!!! 🎂🎂🎂 > > That's a bananas story about AI, but I love where it ended up. > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM Amanda Stevens <write@lettertoamanda.ca> > wrote: > >> The Anchor Archive Zine Library <https://anchorarchive.org/> celebrated >> its 20th birthday this year! It's not easy for scrappy, volunteer-run zine >> libraries and archives to survive so I wanted to share the news. In October >> we had a birthday party with zine readings, zine trades, and cake. A local >> news outlet wrote an article about us >> <https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/halifax-zine-library-turns-the-page-with-20th-birthday/>. >> Anchor Archive founders Sarah Evans and Son Edworthy recorded a video >> conversation about how they started this special space. You can watch the full >> version <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Slu8fI08gj0> and a short >> version with pictures <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOctH5qD6YU> that >> was screened at the party on YouTube. >> >> Earlier this year, the DIY arts space called Radstorm >> <https://www.radstorm.org/> that the Anchor Archive is now a part of >> successfully fundraised to buy the building it lives in, so we hope for at >> least another 20 years of supporting zine-making and zine community in >> Kjipuktuk (Halifax). >> >> And a funny story about AI... a woman from Japan came to the party and I >> asked her how she heard about it. She said she typed into ChatGPT, "What >> can I do in Canada? I like writing, drawing, and making things" (or >> something like that) and Chat GPT told her she should make a zine! Then >> she searched "zines Halifax" and found the Anchor Archive. I guess zines >> really are getting popular again. >> >> Warm regards, >> Amanda >> >> --- >> Amanda Stevens (she/her) >> Zine-maker | Zine Librarian | Indexer | Taxonomist >> Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, NS) >> write@lettertoamanda.ca >> _______________________________________________ >> ZineLibrarians mailing list >> ZineLibrarians@lists.zinelibraries.info >> >> http://lists.zinelibraries.info/listinfo.cgi/zinelibrarians-zinelibraries.info >> > > > -- > Jenna Freedman | she, her > Director of the Barnard Zine Library > make an appointment > <https://barnard.libcal.com/appointments/jenna-freedman> | > https://is.gd/jennacalendar > https://linktr.ee/barnardzinelibrary > > Fridays are dedicated cataloging days. I will respond to messages I > receive on Fridays the following week. > > _______________________________________________ > ZineLibrarians mailing list > ZineLibrarians@lists.zinelibraries.info > > http://lists.zinelibraries.info/listinfo.cgi/zinelibrarians-zinelibraries.info > -- Amy Leigh (she/her) (416) 949-2453 _______________________________________________ ZineLibrarians mailing list ZineLibrarians@lists.zinelibraries.info http://lists.zinelibraries.info/listinfo.cgi/zinelibrarians-zinelibraries.info