The zine library
Three hundred and forty zines about Bristol buses, punk in Poland, sourdough, grief, pigeons and skateboarding in the rain. Read them on the sofa or take one home.
- Borrow any zine for a fortnight, free
- No card, no forms, just your name in the book
- Leave a zine of your own on the shelf
Borrowing a zine
Find one
Zines are filed by subject in old record crates, from Animals to Zoos.
Write your name
In the big blue book by the till, with the date. That is the whole system.
Keep it a fortnight
Or longer if nobody else is waiting. We send no letters and charge no fines.
Bring it back
Put it in the return box. A note inside saying what you thought is always welcome.
Made one yourself?
We will put it on the shelf. Bring two copies: one for the library and one for the counter, where we sell it for you and give you every penny.
No zine is too small, too odd or too badly stapled. The most borrowed one in the library is eight pages about a cat called Biscuit.
Questions about the library
Does it cost anything?
No. The library is free and always will be. Donations go in the jar by the till.
What if I lose a zine?
Tell us. Most zine makers will happily send another copy, and if not, the next one is on you.
Can I give you my old zines?
Please do. We take any zine, from any year, in any language.