Zine Collection

About the Collection

Our Zine Collection is an internal collection featuring zines donated to the library. We have over 300 zines in our collection at present. All zines must be read inside of the library and do not circulate like our other materials.

Each zine is stored in a comic book sleeve for ease of access and to protect the materials.

Our zines are organized into categories to ensure the collection is browse-able.

Our zine categories are:

• Activism – Zines with a call to action about a particular topic. Includes individual stories as well as informational bits.
• Arts & Literature – Zines featuring photography, art, collage, and literary analysis.
• Comics – Zines that are comics. Any zine that is a comic, whether or not they would fit into another category, will be located here.
• DIY/How-To – Zines that are informational and describe how to do something.
• Games – Zines featuring instructions for games or zines that are playable themselves.
• Health & Wellness – Zines featuring physical and/or mental health topics.
• Local – Zines centered around Pennsylvania and/or Pittsburgh.
• Personal – Zines focused on someone’s personal experience with a topic.
• Prose – Zines with poetry or prose as their main focus.
• Stories – Zines sharing a narrative of some sort, either fiction or nonfiction.

How can I donate a Zine?

To donate a zine to our collection, please submit a physical copy at our front desk or email us a digital copy at phlibrary@pennhillslibrary.org.

If you have any questions about the collection or submissions, please give us a call at 412-775-4700.

Zine Workshop

Every other month, we offer a Zine Workshop program for adult patrons. You bring the brilliant idea, and we’ll provide the supplies!

Check our library calendar to register for the next Zine Workshop today!