🌷 marz 🌷

Curious to hear from library workers:

Do you think it's okay to leave a couple zines at the library?

If so, what's the best way to leave them so someone might pick them up but not disrupt the work of the library?

Are there any ways they shouldn't be left out? (Don't shelve them, put them in books, etc.)

Are there any types of zines you'd be excited to find in the library you work in?

For the purposes of this, assume there's no local zine collection or zine library.

#library #zines

May 20 at 6:55pmWeb
Show thread🌷 marz 🌷1d ago

Potentially helpful info:

I've worked and volunteered in libraries re-shelving books and occasionally processing new books for circulation but it's been a minute and I thought I'd see how others felt

I and most folks I worked with never minded finding stuff people left, including zines, but open to being wrong there.

Show threadsomcak2d ago
@marz at my library we have a shelf of handouts near the front where anyone can leave and pick up materials. We have things like database training handouts, flyers for events in the community, and people will zines or "happy notes" to each other. See if your library has the same.
Show threadFilambulle2d ago
@marz
If the answer isn’t absolutely obvious and clear (like a sharing point as described in the previous comment), you should really ask either at the desk or through their other points of contact before sharing your zines in the library spaces.
I understand and appreciate your eagerness to share the zines, but no, it is not okay to just leave *anything* at the library.
Show thread🌷 marz 🌷1d ago

@Filambulle

I appreciate your input

Show threadFilambulle1d ago
@marz Thank you 🤩
As a follow-up, I would say that when I had a impact on the choices made to set up the spaces, depending on the community’s needs, I did create sharing spaces where zines would have been absolutely welcome.
That is exactly why I advise to talk to the librarians. We like knowing our community’s needs and wishes. It help us doing what we like the best we can with the context and ressources we have.
Show threadVal1d ago
@marz it probably depends from library to library. The best way is to ask at the desk if you can and where. We have a shelf for flyers and such, if someone wanted to leave a few zines, that what I would offer to put them, other have tables, or else.