There’s a new guest editorial in the March 2025 issue of College & Research Libraries, “The Role of Academic Libraries in the Shifting Landscape of Zines” by Evan Bobrow. Bobrow writes about several topics important in zine librarianship: the fuzzy definitions of zines, what it means to create a printed zine in the age of the Internet and social media, the authority conferred on zines by including them in a library collection, and how seeing zines (especially scrappy, less-polished zines) can inspire people to create their own. The editorial ends with this lovely thought:

“There is a magic to holding a zine in your hands, only to be suddenly struck with inspiration to create. Zine libraries have the opportunity to bring this experience to all who visit, and therein lies their power.”