For those of you who love librarian zines as much as I do, and either weren't at the ALA annual conference or were but didn't see Steve Lawson there, now is your big chance to order a copy of Codslap: the Library Society of the World Zine.
It's a 36 page digest sized zine with contributions mostly from members of the Library Society of the World. I'm not sure if I'm the only non-LSW regular or not. It's weird being in on an in-joke that you're not really in on, you know? Anyway, the LSW crew, some of whom I am good friends with, are lovely and funny and all kinds of irreverent. Even though there's definitely a lot of in-joke content, LSW seems to be very open and welcoming. The back of the zine lists all of their URLs and their primary password.
I'm pleased with my contribution, which includes four, count 'em four hand drawn illustrations. [emphasis because I don't draw] It's called "A Day in the Life of a Reference & Zine Librarian in New York City: March 24, 2009," and I'll probably include it in next year's Lower East Side Librarian. I think my piece is the only, or at least the most, old school (i.e. I used a photocopier, scissors, and a glue stick to create it), but Steve's layout and clip art selections are quite divine. One of my favorite selections is Jessy Randall's Reference Interview poetry comic.
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barbara fister (not verified)
Thu, 07/23/2009 - 9:39pm
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I loved your contribution.
I loved your contribution. And you do too draw.
jenna
Fri, 07/24/2009 - 10:37am
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Thanks, Barbara! I guess I
Thanks, Barbara!
I guess I draw now. I intend to do more of it in the 2009 Shout out.
btw Are you an LSWer?
Steve Lawson (not verified)
Sat, 07/25/2009 - 6:30pm
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I, too, was pleased with
I, too, was pleased with your contribution, Jenna, and was especially happy that you went old skool in making it. I have had such fun with this one that I'm thinking already of starting another issue, and encouraging people to lay out their own stuff more. I wish it had had more of a handmade feel this time, but I let things get down to the wire and am more comfortable with the scanner and OpenOffice than scissors and pen and paste. That said, I'm happy with the look that I got (and appreciate your compliment).
You aren't the only non-LSW regular in there (plus between this and Shovers & Makers, you are starting to look if not like a regular than at least like an LSW irregular). Several of the contributors I didn't know at all before they submitted, which made me so very happy. Those of us who are LSW regulars really want to be welcoming, but we certainly do like our running jokes and so on. But I think the zine is pretty newbie-friendly.