Donating Zines
Have you made zines? Do you have a personal zine library you're looking to downsize or donate? If so, please consider donating to the Browne Popular Culture Library?
We have 5,000 zines and are always looking to grow, especially for zines that cover specific areas. As one of the most comprehensive and distinctive library and archives of American popular culture and the study of daily life, the BPCL relies on donations to continue having nationally recognized collections.
If you are a zinester, zine collector, or artist/writer/creator and are interested in donating, please contact us and let us know what kinds of zines you have, if you are the creator or a collector, and how many zines you want to donate and we will follow up with you directly via email.
Examples of some zines and subjects that may be good for BPCL:
Types of zines: fanzines, review zines, perzines, comix, mini-comics, art zines, DIY zines, food zines, flash zines, literary zines, social justice and political zines, environmental zines, and more- Subject matter: Black American culture, LGBTQIA+ communities, Latine American culture, Indigenous culture, Asian Pacific Islander Desi American culture, American immigrant culture, gender studies, teen culture, American subcultures and counterculture, Social justice movements, mental health and wellness, expressive arts and comics, tv/film, fandom, and more - just ask!
If you have any music zines or music fanzines, please contact the Music Library & Bill Schurk Sound Archives at mlbssa@libanswers.bgsu.edu!
Photo from: "What the Hell is a Zine anyway? A Counterculture Crash Course Guaranteed to Make You Cooler" by Liam Ward, https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/11/17/what-the-hell-is-a-zine-anyway-a-counterculture-crash-course-guaranteed-to-make-you-cooler/