Posted by: denverzinelibrary | August 25, 2012

Roll in the Hay and Open House!

Join us for two awesome events!

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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

Posted by: denverzinelibrary | July 12, 2012

July 2012 Updates

It’s been a little while since you’ve 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 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!

Posted by: denverzinelibrary | April 7, 2012

Awesome April Events at the DZL!

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@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!

 

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