Papercut Zine Library

09/15/2022

02/09/2021

WATERTOWN library is actively building a zine library and would like to make more space for underrepresented voices.
This month they are offering to give you supplies AND print copies of your zine for you for free. Simply fill out form below for free take home kit.

Take and Make Kits for adults, teens, and children. These kits will include prompts, instructions on how to fold and staple your zine, colored markers and pencils, washi tape, glue sticks and other creative materials.

For Children (0–Grade 5): Kits are available in the Children's Room.
For Teens (Grades 6–12): Complete this form to request a kit.
For Adults: Complete this form to request a kit.

February 2020 is Zine Month at WFPL. Learn how to inspire change, self-reflection, or creativity with your own Zine. Throughout the month and going forward, WFPL will collect patron submitted Zines for preservation in our local history collection.

01/09/2021

A beautiful zine-like history and resources about mutual aid. Now's the time to involved in a mutual aid org in your community... "We must cooperate to survive!" (P. Kropotkin) 💪

Tens of thousands of mutual aid networks and projects emerged around the world in 2020. They have long been a tool for marginalized groups.

11/05/2020

From A friend: Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina have a process to cure rejected ballots (by this Friday 11/6 for GA, Tuesday 11/10 for NV, and Thursday 11/12 for NC). If you have time please consider volunteering to phone bank to reach these voters and tell them to cure their ballots. Details at the Google Doc below:

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/12zlvKNHmoqxOmtEGsbX-AWQz5bkahYtnHPmbg173xQI/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR254H_Pu9tNj1VUwGB9OWFfOSeSrOCOfOYxz6g4M4K3m_9ezDMJPm-zVH4

09/27/2020

New homepage :}

International Girls Skate Day is a movement for often disenfranchised skaters (girls/women/non-binary/non-dudes) to support one another by skating on the same day in solidarity, regardless of where they live/shred in the world!

09/06/2020

super cute papercut zine library interview from 2005!!!! while we are closed due to covid, don't forget you can access part of our collection online! x

In the internet age, the paper-and-staples, DIY zine scene is a breath of fresh air. (Or is it air that seems fresh now but was previously breathed? Anyway...) The Papercut Zine Library in Harvard Sq. offers an amazing collection of these under-the-radar goodies. This video was originally produced b...