* Thursday, 6/20 – Punk Rock Karaoke
* Sunday, 7/14 – Yard Sale to benefit the DZL and DCHC
* Sunday, 7/21 – Monthly writing club
* Xena, the magical zine vending machine!
* T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale!
* Looking for volunteers
* Visit during open hours!

********** Thursday, 6/20 – Punk Rock Karaoke **********
The Denver Community Health Collective (www.denverhealthcollective.com)will be hosting Punk Rock Karaoke, so come out and scream your heart out to some punk classics all while raising money for an awesome organization! Suggested donation of $5-10 at the door, 2727 W. 27th Ave, Denver CO 80211.

Featuring songs from:
Against Me!, Bikini Kill, Black Flag, Bratmobile, Buzzcocks, Choking Victim, The Clash, Circle Jerks, Crass, Dead Kennedys, Descendents, Devo, Flogging Molly, Fugazi, Gogol Bordello, Gorilla Biscuits, Jawbreaker, Joy Division, Minor Threat, The Misfits, NOFX, Operation Ivy, Pixies, The Pogues, Ramones, Rancid, Screeching Weasel, Sex Pistols, Sleater-Kinney, The Smiths, The Specials, Stiff Little Fingers, Wire, X, X-Ray Spex + More!!!

Spread the word or for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/365012933616767/

****** Sunday, 7/14 – Yard Sale to benefit the DZL and DCHC ******
Come support the Denver Zine Library and the Denver Community Health Collective – and take home some cool stuff!

Sunday, July 14 from 10am-3pm on the street outside of the 27 Social Centre (2727 W. 27th Ave., Denver 80211)

If you have anything you’d like to donate, with the proceeds benefiting the DZL and DCHC, feel free to drop it off before 10am that day. If you want to bring it to us before 7/14, please e-mail denverzinelibrary@gmail.com to coordinate a time.

There’ll also be chair massage and you can learn how to make a one-page mini-zine!

At 3pm, we’ll be loading everything left to go directly to a thrift store – so, if you want to take some goodies home, don’t wait too long.

Spread the word or for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/136193019912550/

********** Sunday, 7/21 – Monthly writing club **********
We know that it’s sometimes hard to carve out time to sit down and write. On the 3rd Sunday of every month, the Denver Zine Library invites you to come and write with us. Bring your own laptop or we can provide the pens and paper.

If your writing turns into a zine, we’d love to house a copy of it in our collection! You can also work on journaling, writing letters, or bring a quiet craft.

Hope to see you there!

Spread the word or for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/172042529638782/

********** 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. Check them out at http://www.lowbrowdenver.com/

********** T-shirts and Tote Bags for Sale! **********
We still have a handful of t-shirts and tote bags. They’re 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@gmail.com 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!

* 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 don’t inconvenience anyone by being closed when you come to visit. Please visit http://www.denverzinelibrary.org to check for announcements about when we’ll 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@lowbrowdenver.com
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 hours 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! 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 today’s 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.”

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/133455020166270/

********** 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! They’re 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@gmail.com 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!

Also, many thanks to everyone who came, bought zines, and used our zine vending machine. Check out the photos below from the big night. And be sure to check out the show throughout January.

Lowbrow is located at 250 Broadway in Denver, and is open Mon-Sat from 10-7 and on Sundays from 12-6. Check them out online to see what amazing things they have for sale and their incredible workshop schedule: www.lowbrowdenver.com

Interactive zine wall

Posters of zine covers

Homemade fireplace by Tymla and Lauren

Zine vending machine!

Reading zines!

More zine reading!

Zine librarians (Kelly, Heather and Cody) with the DZL mural – designed by Anna, mural painted by Tymla

Many thanks to everyone who came out for our opening!

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 you’re interested in getting involved, stop by during open hours (Saturdays and Sundays between 11am-3pm) or e-mail us at denverzinelibrary@gmail.com!

* 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.

Event information on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/225724054228740/
Check out Lowbrow online at: http://www.lowbrowdenver.com/

*** 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@lowbrowdenver.com
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 hours 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!

*** 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! They’re 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@gmail.com 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!

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/

Event information on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/402810243105430/

********** 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@lowbrowdenver.com
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.

Event information on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/411646968885318/

********** 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!

For more about the book: https://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=502

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@lowbrowdenver.com
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@gmail.com

********** 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. T-shirts and tote bags are available at the Denver Zine Library and at Lowbrow!

********** 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@gmail.com 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!

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Roll in the Hay 3
Saturday, 8/25/2012
7pm-midnight
3250 E. 6th Ave, Denver

FUNdraiser for the Denver Zine Library
$10 suggested donation
7pm-midnight
Water, soda and light snacks provided

Join us for an evening of two-stepping and (mostly) country/western line dancing. Dance lessons on the half-hour!

* 7:30pm – Two-step lessons
* 8:30pm – Bread and Butter to the song Shortenin’ Bread by The Tractors
* 9:30pm – Let’s Get It Poppin’ to the song Get it Poppin’ by Fat Joe feat. Nelly
* 10:30pm – Irish Stew to Tell Me Ma by Sham Rock

Check out the event on Facebook! Invite your friends!

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Join the Denver Community Health Collective and the Denver Zine Library for our open house in our beautiful, shared space!

Thursday, September 6, 2012
7-9pm
2727 West 27th Avenue
Denver, CO 80211

Denver Community Health Collective
The DCHC is a group of folks dedicated to providing holistic, accessible and affordable health care to our communities through our health clinic. Our clinic aims to be a safe space to all people through anti-oppressive and mutually supportive models of care. We offer sliding scale and at-cost services (including Massage Therapy, Herbal Medicine consultations, and more!) from our volunteer staff of practitioners. For more info, check out www.denverhealthcollective.com or contact denver.healthcollective@gmail.com

Denver Zine Library
The DZL houses a lending collection of over 10,000 zines from all over the world. Opened in 2003, the DZL is all-volunteer run nonprofit organization that provides access to materials and voices that aren’t always found in mainstream media, and conducts workshops about zines. Open Saturdays and Sundays from 11am-3pm, or by appointment. For more info, check out www.denverzinelibrary.org or contact denverzinelibrary@gmail.com

* Sunday, July 15 – Help us move (to a new space in the same building)
* Saturday, July 28 – Secret Café 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, we’ve 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/). What’s better than an afternoon massage and reading zines? I can’t think of anything either.

We’d 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. We’ll 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 Café 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 Café 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

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! 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, we’d love to add a copy to our collection when you’re finished! RSVP to denverzinelibrary@gmail.com

********** 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. 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@gmail.com 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, we’ll 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!

* 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@gmail.com.

Many thanks to our generous donors:

Kelly, Kyle, Delaine, Nicole, Kelly, Alycia, Carrie, Tran, Mitra, Tomas, Sean, Angela, Lisa, Remy, Jeff, LB, Spencer, Nia, Kelsey, Linda, Kelsey, Shannon, Robin, Julia, Brian, Jill, Marya, Jenna, Bianca, Erica, Leon, Laura, Sarah, Elizabeth, Mandrake, Abel, Steve, New Lights Press, Hillary, Jessicah, Josh, Tonya, Judy, Jessy, Sarah, George, Jim, Alexandra, Kyler, Megan, Sarah, Steph, Rachael, Sherry, Morgan, Hayley, Gabi, Eduardo, Alana, Dylan, Michelle, Daryll, Jamie, Carrie, Marianne, Hung, Becka, Billy, Christi, EJ, QZAP, Barry, Robin, Todd, Radym, Erin, Tanya, Lani, Jamez, Teddy, Karen, Jenna, Lydia, Matt, Anna, LP, Andie, Nico, Loran, Katie, Hannah, Alicia, Josh, Cristina, Gus, Robert and our fabulous anonymous donors

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)

https://www.facebook.com/events/301512959914204/

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.

For more information or to pre-order your copy, check out http://trans-genre.net/content/seasonal-velocities/

***** Saturday, April 21 – Take Flight: reading with Marya Errin Jones *****

Saturday, April 21, 2012

6:30pm

At the Denver Zine Library, 2727 W 27th Ave (entrance around right side of building, through alley)

https://www.facebook.com/events/278532275557820/

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@gmail.com 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!