Hello, Cathy, I'm the Curator of Special Collections at Colorado College, and we have a zine collection, described here: https://libraryweb.coloradocollege.edu/library/specialcollections/zines/ More and more Colorado College classes have been assigning zine projects in the past few years. I used to get one or two classes a year coming to Special Collections to look at zines, but now (post-pandemic) it's more like five or six, more if you count the non-CC groups (local high schools and other colleges and universities). Faculty tell me that the zine assignment is useful in several ways. It gets students thinking about means of production, what it means to self-publish, and counterculture communication. It can be a very different kind of writing than, say, a five-page paper with footnotes and bibliography. I hope that's helpful to your project -- best of luck with the book! JESSY RANDALL Curator and Archivist Special Collections, Tutt Library (she, her, hers) jrandall@coloradocollege.edu (719) 389-6668 COLORADO COLLEGE Tutt Library, 1021 N. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 https://www.coloradocollege.edu/library/special-collections/index.html From: ZineLibrarians <zinelibrarians-bounces@lists.zinelibraries.info> On Behalf Of C Fastwolf Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 12:49 PM To: Zinelibrarians <zinelibrarians@lists.zinelibraries.info> Subject: [Zine Librarians] Stats or facts showing that zines are relevant now You don't often get email from cfastwolf@hotmail.com<mailto:cfastwolf@hotmail.com>. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> Hi friends! Besides being a librarian, I'm also a writer, and I'm currently putting together a pitch to write a book for teens about zines. I need some statistics or facts that might convince a marketing guy who's never heard of zines (or thinks of them as something from 1994) that they're still a vibrant, important resource that has relevance to young people. So what might help me would be stats for things like: the number of zine libraries that exist, number of zine fests held in a recent year, attendance at the recent Zine Librarians UnConference just held in NYC this year, any stats from the ALA Zine Pavilion that would indicate interest or participation, number of people who signed up to table at a recent zine fest (I might be able to get this for the upcoming Portland Zine Fest), or whatever else you think might be helpful. What I've found so far: This article<https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/07/02/by-the-numbers-international-zine-month/> <https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2019/07/02/by-the-numbers-international-zine-month/> says 138 libraries in the United States that have zine collections as of 2019, according to Barnard College Zine Library in New York City, but the other facts aren't as helpful. (Jenna, maybe you have an updated figure?) I'll mention the recent Brooklyn Museum exhibit "Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines." I'll also mention recent politics, from the feds down to local school boards, to get kids off of phones and screens - making zines in the classroom as an alternative activity that fosters self-esteem and self-empowerment. I'll also mention that academic libraries now have zine collections, zine librarians etc. I'd be super grateful for anything you could share, and it doesn't have to be super uptight accountant type statistics - I mostly need stuff that would show how vibrant the scene continues to be. Many thanks Cathy Camper _______________________________________________ ZineLibrarians mailing list ZineLibrarians@lists.zinelibraries.info http://lists.zinelibraries.info/listinfo.cgi/zinelibrarians-zinelibraries.info