Best Hoard of DIY Gems
"...Tucked away in an aerie of the San Francisco Main Library, the Little Maga/Zine
Collection chronicles the local underground and small-press scene dating back to
1966. Where else can you find crisply archived copies of local faves Mudflap and
Ker-bloom! and evocative titles like The San Francisco Capitalist Bloodsucker? A
little-known cache of 1,200 zine and literary titles, the collection includes
contributions from Bay Area beats, hippies, punks, and other irascibles in genres
that might be completely unclassifiable. Browse the master list (the staff will
pull your selections from storage) and request a specific zine that speaks to your
fancy or take a chance and bask in random brilliance. Flip through pages that were
actually physically cut and pasted in the DIY days before desktop publishing. Let
your fingers wander down staple-studded spines..."
[See full text of award at S.F. Bay Guardian's web site.]
Book Arts and Special Collections Center, 100 Larkin, 6th Floor, S.F.
(415) 557-4560
http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/bookarts/zines/zines.htm
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