We get a lot of spam at the TZL. Today there was one in Spanish, so I tried translating it with Babelfish: In a study at national level. Profeco I make a study at national level, and were several irregularities in diverse powerboats, if you wish to know if in the powerboat that you supply… Continue reading Spam

Zines produced by members of the Toronto Zine Library Collective will appear in the exhibition Zine Soup, a survey of international zine culture at Telefon Til Chefen Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark from June 1-30! Featured artists will include Canada’s Royal Art Lodge, Le Dernier Cri (France), Nieves Books (Switzerland), Yuri Shibuya (Japan), Smittekilde (Denmark), Bongout… Continue reading TZL in Zine Soup at Telefon TIl Chefen

Lots was discussed at today’s meeting, including the summers 3 in-library events including a zine fair, TZL t-shirts, and the fact that we will soon become a reading room and LENDING LIBRARY. Please stay tuned to the website and blog for more on this super-exciting news! And for the new additions: Bamboo Girl #7Bamboo Girl… Continue reading New additions for May 20, 2007.

Mostly from the London Indie Press Fair yesterday…. 30-Hour Sloth- Sarah Wayward4Strugglemag #3- Jaan Karl Laaman, editorA Brief History of Zines- AnonymousAdvertising as an Infection- Gemma HawkinsBattle Droid- Peter ThompsonBeautiful Bras and Bodyhair- variousBees Fly Up and Down Volume 1, Issue 4- Guiney/AliBlacklisted! 411 Volume 3, Issue 3- Zachary Blackstone and Alexander TolstoyCaptain Nola- JacquiCrazy… Continue reading New additions for May 13, 2007.

The TZL was mentioned in the latest issue…check it out! Zine Libraries: Alternative Learning Centres with CouchesMICHELLE KAY Visiting a zine library isn’t like going to a conventional library. You don’t have to speak in hushed voices, you can bring in a hot beverage, sit on comfy couches, peruse independent, hard-to-find publications and meet other… Continue reading TZL in Broken Pencil!

This Saturday, the Toronto Zine Library will be tabling at the 2nd annual London Indie Media Fair. The fair will feature Indie/DIY groups tabling their wares as well as a number of fantastic workshops. The Toronto Zine Library table will feature our physical catalogue, highlights from our collection, the TZL zine and pins for sale… Continue reading Toronto Zine Library at the London Indie Media Fair