Zine Nights Make! 7 servings per semester. Serving size 2 hours. Banner for Zine Night

Zine Night

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Engage: Belonging & Community Community Engage Columbia Event Everyone Library Workshop

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

5 PM – 7 PM CDT (GMT-5)

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Join other Columbia zine makers for themed, bi-weekly Zine Nights @ your Library. 
2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 5:00 - 7:00 in the Library 4th floor Boiler Room.

MAKE
Work on a personal zine or contribute pages to the themed collaborative zine of the night.
Session themes will be shared on Library Engage and Instagram (@columbiachilibrary) on Mondays. 

SWAP
Check out the new works in the Library Zine Exchange. Take some. Leave some.
Stay for the community. Connect with other zinesters who share your interest and see what other others at Columbia are adding to the Chicago scene. 

LEARN
Discover Library, campus, and Chicago resources that can inspire and enable your work.  
Each session will feature a material / technique demo. Come learn some tricks and/or share some of your own!
Demo focus will be posted on Library Engage and Instagram (@columbiachilibrary) on Mondays. 


Can’t make it but want to engage? Submit your pages for the theme of the month and they will be folded into the collaborative zine here.

NOTE: Attendees are encouraged to bring a playlist and help put a soundtrack to our sessions.  

See you there!