Welcome to PZL!

Papercut Zine Library is a free, volunteer-run browsing library with a collection of 16,000+ zines & independent media.

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Join us next week for a free skill share about the healing power of zines! 💜March 2 from 7-8pm - register on Eventbrite (link in bio). We’ll talk about how zines and the zine community can support healing, especially for folks who may not have

Rad upcoming series based in Montreal by @kidwithbackpackinmoshpit. Swipe for more dates!
#punk #lecture #music #diy #embroidery #polishpunk #ostpunk #torontohardcore #disco #northafricanpunk #japaneserawpunk #synth

Hi friends! PZL will be part of a group of rad folks talking zine-making for @watertownpublib virtual Zine Roundtable! Monday, February 8th @7pm EST. Link to event is in our bio ;)

#zines #roundtable #zinemaking #zinelibrary

Next week! Join us for a free skill share, Intro to Linocut Printmaking 🎨 Tuesday Feb 2 from 7-8pm. Register on eventbrite (link in bio). We’ll cover options for tools and materials (including how to get started with just a big eraser and an X

Something to look forward to in the new year! Join us for next week’s free skill share: Intro to Podcasting 🎙! Tuesday Jan 5, 7-8pm EST. Register on Eventbrite (link in bio) This introductory class will explore how to determine content, struct

Join us for next week’s free skill share! Intro to Book Binding 📒 Tuesday December 1 from 7-8pm. Register on eventbrite (link in bio). Perfect for beginners, this skill share will discuss tools and design decisions, and look at two different b

Please join us for a free skillshare! Making Minizines for Justice & Healing ❤️Tuesday, November 3rd from 7-8pm. Register on eventbrite (link in bio). In this skillshare, we will learn about zines and zine-making as mediums for collective and pe

Free Stop Motion Animation Workshop! October 6th, 2020 @7pm. Register on eventbrite to get the zoom link (link in bio). Come learn some basic techniques of Stop Motion Animating (= No experience or special equipment needed to attend~~~just bring your

Pzl is building a virtual library! Have a pdf of your zine or know of zines that are available online? Contact us and we will put them on our website! papercutzinelibrary.com // contact: papercut@riseup.net

Dear friends of PZL, we are closed until further notice due to Coronavirus. Part of creating a safer space for y’all is reducing harm in the ways we know how, in this case social distancing... check back in for more updates as we will be postin

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PZL offers zine-making workshops, harm-reduction workshops, & more.

International Girls Skate Day

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!

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past events

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The Healing Power of Zines: Alternative Art Therapy Practices

Mar 2, 2021

The Healing Power of Zines: Alternative Art Therapy Practices

Mar 2, 2021

This skill share seeks to share information on how zines can be used to heal.

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Mar 2, 2021

Zine Month Virtual Roundtable

Feb 8, 2021

Watertown Free Public Library

Zine Month Virtual Roundtable

Feb 8, 2021

Watertown Free Public Library

Scabby, Taylor, Momo, and Marie represented Papercut Zine Library at Watertown Public Library’s Zine Roundtable for Zine Month.

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Feb 8, 2021

Watertown Free Public Library

Intro to Linocut Printmaking

Feb 2, 2021

Intro to Linocut Printmaking

Feb 2, 2021

Learn how to make linocut prints – including how to get started with just an X-acto knife and a big eraser!

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Feb 2, 2021

Jan 5, 2021

Podcasting 101

Jan 5, 2021

Podcast vs. Radio, DIY equipment setup, creating a production plan

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Jan 5, 2021

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List of zine libraries: zines.barnard.edu/zine-libraries
Queer Zine Archive Project: www.qzap.org