Save the date for the Zine Librarian’s unConference 2026 ONLINE Saturday, November 7th & Sunday, November 8th….more details to follow.
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If you’re interested in tabling, please fill out the form below. We will take applications through the end of April and will let everyone know whether they’ve been accepted the first week of May.
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Tablers can table for a few hours on one day or up to all four days. Tables are free, but space is limited. Priority will be given to local zinesters.
libraries who would like to table at the Zine Pavilion. The Zine Pavilion will be held at the conference exhibit hall, which is open these hours:
Friday, June 26 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 27 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday, June 29 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
at the largest gathering of librarians in the world, w/over 12,000 attendees, including librarians, archivists, writers, publishers, & guest speakers. This year’s conference will be held June 26 - 29 in Chicago at the McCormick Place Convention Center.
We’re looking for zine makers, distros, & zine
Table at the 2026 Zine Pavilion in Chicago!
The Zine Pavilion is a space on the exhibit floor at the American Library Association’s annual conference to display zines, meet zine librarians, and talk about how zines and libraries are a great pair. It’s like a mini zine fair
Call for #ZinePavilion 2026 volunteers at #ALAAC26!
Volunteer with the Zine Pavilion at ALA Annual 2026 and receive a free pass to the conference!
We’re looking for volunteers who love zines to help the Zine Pavilion run smoothly.
This includes:
-talking to people about zines
-promoting the zine raffle
-folding and stapling zines.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It's open to literally anyone who wants to go to the ALA conference, there's no qualifications.
We’re looking for volunteers who love zines to help the Zine Pavilion run smoothly.
This includes:
-talking to people about zines
-promoting the zine raffle
-folding and stapling zines.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Call for #ZinePavilion 2026 volunteers at #ALAAC26!
Volunteer with the Zine Pavilion at ALA Annual 2026 and receive a free pass to the conference!
@zinelibraries.bsky.social is another good one to follow.
Send us your zines! - #ZINEPAVILION
Your zines will be seen & enjoyed by thousands of library workers at American Library Association’s 150th Annual Conference and will become an important part of the Zine Pavilion.
Zines will be raffled off to help build new zine collections &
expand Zine Libraries around the nation!
Mail your zines to:
ALA Zine Pavilion
3 Elm Creek Drive #310
Elmhurst, IL 60126
We will be accepting donations until mid June in preparation for #ALAAC26! 💫
Send us your zines! - #ZINEPAVILION
Your zines will be seen & enjoyed by thousands of library workers at American Library Association’s 150th Annual Conference and will become an important part of the Zine Pavilion.
Zines will be raffled off to help build new zine collections &
Image of three organizers in black and white, one with bullhorn, one with first up.
Curious about helping plan the Zine Pavilion at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Annual? #ALAAC26
Come chat with current organizers and learn more.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
9:30am Pacific / 10:30 MTN / 11:30 Central / 12:30 Eastern
oregonstate.zoom.us/j/9633154295...
Image of three organizers in black and white, one with bullhorn, one with first up.
Curious about helping plan the Zine Pavilion at @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Annual? #ALAAC26
Come chat with current organizers and learn more.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
9:30am Pacific / 10:30 MTN / 11:30 Central / 12:30 Eastern
oregonstate.zoom.us/j/9633154295...
Find the order form at zinelibraries.info.
Thanks to our artists @pamacostah @jaymcquirns @cypresswilde @char.lotte.fleming @pamacostah & Elliott Junkyard, who were all exhibitors at the 2025 Zine Pavilion!
If you're a zine fan who likes to send snail mail, we've got a treat for you 5 zine-themed postcards! We're raising funds for the BIPOC Travel Fund for future Zine Librarians unConference & you can help by ordering a set of 5 zines for just $15 (shipping w/in the U.S. included).
www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/
Statement from #ZLuC2025 Organizers: “We are sad to report that the Zine Librarians unConference was attended by a non-zine librarian in bad faith. She recorded the event without permission and posted her recordings. Please read the organizers’ statement about the violation.”
#ZLuC2025 day 2 is happening now!
Download these files to use in ZLuC-related crafts and activities! Bingo Card /Spot illustrations (Opossum, Pigeon, Raccoon, & Rat) were created by Liz Brown. These could be used for button or sticker making.
www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/
ONLINE THIS WEEKEND: 11/8 & 11/9/25! ALL INFO POSTED HERE: www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/
It's happening!! Look for the program schedule on our website to be posted soon. #ZLuC25 #ZineLibrariansunConference
Find the order form at zinelibraries.info.
Thank you to our incredible artists @pamacostah @jaymcquirns @cypresswilde @char.lotte.fleming @pamacostah and Elliott Junkyard, who were all exhibitors at the 2025 Zine Pavilion!
text reading "Buy a set of 5 zine-related postcards for $15 to support BIPOC zine librarians!" surrounded by five very cute and brightly colored postcards. They show a cat sitting on a stack of zines with text reading "Welcome to the zine zone"; two birds exchanging zines and text reading "zines are for everyone"; a meander-fold zines with instructions and drawings of various zoo animals; a person reading in a room with a cat, dog, and many zines; and cute possum making zines.
If you're a zine fan who likes to send snail mail, we've got a treat for you—5 zine-themed postcards! We're raising funds for the BIPOC Travel Fund for future Zine Librarians unConferences @zineluc and you can help by ordering a set of 5 zines for just $15 (shipping within the U.S. included).
ZLUC is almost a week away. Registration is still open! :)
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*Proponer una presentación (charla, panel, tour por fanzinoteca): la fecha límite es septiembre 26, 11:59 p.m. CST
*Solicitar apoyo para alojamiento: tienes hasta el 13 de octubre a las 11:59 p.m. CST para hacerlo.