End of the blog, but not of the Zine Collection.

It’s with a bit of sadness that I write this post. This will be the final post on The Zine Collection at Jacksonville’s Main Library blog.  We are hoping that by focusing our energies on other zine related duties we can improve the collection.  We will still be represented on Facebook on the JPL page.  We will work closely with them, providing them with posts on a more frequent basis. Please make the jump with us to the JPL Facebook page at the following link.

https://www.facebook.com/jaxpubliclibrary/?sid=4fda848ca85c97cdc6c5d321ffa03c11&ref=search

Thank you for following us over the years.

Ryan

More Jax by Jax info.

JPL Zine collection at Jax by Jax

Come Join Sara and Ryan from JPL’s Zine collection at the Jax x Jax Literary Festival. The festival will be held this Saturday at 2:00 pm at Park and King Streets in the Riverside Avondale area.  We will have a table set up from 3:00 – 6:00 in front of Il Desco restaurant with examples of some of the zines from the collection including several from Jacksonville.  Also we will be able to tell you all about the exciting new Jax Maker Space at the Main library.

http://www.jaxbyjax.com

Sharpen your zine making skills at Graphic Attack!

Join JPL Teen department employee  Brentley Stead for Graphic Attack In JPL’s new Makerspace.  Each session will present an exciting new topic.

Description:

Come and explore a range of image making processes including drawing. Resources from our collection will be used. Art supplies will be provided.

Upcoming sessions include:

9/28— Celebrate banned book week with censor poetry. Take a page and create a new story.

10/12— Can you describe your favorite book in 144 characters or less? Take the challenge and create your own Twitter worthy book reviews. Can you convince us to read your book?

4:00pm – 5:00 pm in the Jax. Makerspace on the Ground floor.

Check our calendar here to find out more about this and other events.

http://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/events

Beginning Bookbinding: Create your own journal (or zine)

Come check out our new Makerspace at JPL’s Main branch by attending our Beginning Bookbinding event.

Thursday, August 18, 2016 –

11:30am to 1:00pm

Main Library

Join us in the Jax Makerspace to make a personalized, hand-made journal. Explore collage with a variety of mixed media, including drawing, colored pencils and markers, while learning a basic bookbinding technique. Further inspire your creativity and self-expression through journal writing prompts. Supplies are provided and all are welcome. (ArtsCrafts1)

Zine collection spotlighted in the Resident Community News

Check out the current edition of the Resident Community News for a great article about the Zine Collection.  Here is the link

http://www.pageturnpro.com/Resident-News-Group,-Inc/61964-Resident-News-ROAM-July-2016/index.html#42

Photos courtesy of the Resident Community News.

 

 

Girls Rock Jacksonville at Power Hour at Brew

Girls Rock Jacksonville Outreach 06/15 and 6/22

On June 15^th and 22nd Sara Radovic and Ryan Fix from the Popular/Fiction department, along with Erin Tuzuner from Adult Programming partnered with local organization Girls Rock Jacksonville to promote JPL’s Zine collection.  Girls Rock Jacksonville is an organization who’s “mission is to cultivate self-empowerment and positive identity development in girls, and gender non-conforming youth through music experimentation, DIY media and peer collaboration”. The event, a pre camp get together for employees, donors, and volunteers was held at Brew Coffee House in 5pts.  During the event Sara and Ryan staffed an information table set up with an assortment of zines, and promotional materials for JPL summer programs.  Attendees were surprised and impressed to hear that the library has a zine collection.  It was a great time partnering with the crew from Girls Rock Jacksonville, and we will do it again soon.