Breaking Canons and Building Community: Zines, DEI, and the Academic Library

Zine culture and independent publishing have a long history of radically de-centering culture and media across genres and communities.  Often an easy access point for new voices and perspectives, zines, with their accessibility in terms of production (cost, dissemination, etc.) serve as a hinge in opening up culture and canons. 

The Columbia College Library's Zine programming , which includes monthly Library Zine Nights, a Zine Exchange, classroom workshops, and connections with Chicago communities of practice, also serves as a doorway into further probing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion discussions, both in libraries and creative communities.

During this webinar, learn the benefits of sustaining zine-related programming and education in academic libraries, how insights from authorship diversity audits can inform engagement and programming, as well as ways other libraries can build their own zine programming and communities.

All ILA Noon Network webinars are free and recordings will be made available shortly after webinars. Registration for all live webinars is limited to Illinois libraries. Others may view the recordings when they are available.

For more information about this webinar including speaker profiles, visit the ILA events page. 

Questions? Contact:

Tamara Jenkins, ILA Communications and Engagement Manager
tjenkins@ila.org