Zine Archive and Publishing Project

The Zine Archive & Publishing Project (ZAPP) is a zine library located in Seattle, Washington. ZAPP is a volunteer-driven living archive of over 30,000 self-published materials, independent media and zines.[1] The mission statement of ZAPP is a DIY culture resource and educational center "committed to supporting zines from around the world, maintaining and validating publications outside the literary mainstream." ZAPP is a community around zines for the organization's volunteers. Zine Librarian, Kelly McElroy, says that "Zines are naturally good at fostering a sense of community." [2]

History

ZAPP was founded in 1996 as a program of Hugo House and was housed in the basement[3] until the basement flooded.[4] ZAPP was closed to the public for one year while the volunteers mobilized to organize the move into the second floor of Hugo House and prepared a reopening party in September 2008.[5] Since the relocation to the second floor, ZAPP has hosted exhibitions based around zines, such as "Your Zine is Alive and Well and Living in ZAPP," an exhibition that featured historically-significant zines on December 8, 2011.[6] ZAPP is now an independent organization operating under the fiscal sponsorship of Shunpike.[7] ZAPP separated from Hugo House to become its own organization, so the ZAPP steering committee can plan to move the collection into its own building.[8] When ZAPP announced leaving [Hugo House], the volunteers hosted a special event at Vermillion Cafe in Seattle in May 2014.[9]

In the past, ZAPP has partnered with The Vera Project on special programs and events, like "DIY Holiday Fair." [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ ZAPP Seattle (2014)
  2. ↑ Ricker, Benjamin. "Zine-ophile: OSU librarian Kelly McElroy hopes you’ll give zines a look." Corvallis Gazette-Times 21 Jan 2015. Retrieved on 3 Mar 2015.
  3. ↑ Hatcher, Greg. "Friday On The Edge of Panic." Comic Book Resources 23 Feb 2007. Retrieved on 8 Mar 2015.
  4. ↑ Constant, Paul. "ZAPP!" The Stranger 12 Sept 2008. Retrieved on 8 Mar 2015.
  5. ↑ Lipscomb, Julia. "ZAPP is Back!" "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015. Three Imaginary Girls 7 Sept 2008. Retrieved on 8 Mar 2015.
  6. ↑ Hugo House
  7. ↑ ZAPP Seattle (2014)
  8. ↑ Constant, Paul. , Seattle 17 Apr 2013. Retrieved on 8 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Ray, Krishanau. "What Are You Doing This Weekend?" 7 May 2014. Retrieved on 8 Mar 2015
  10. ↑ Seattle Times. Seattle 7 Dec 2014. Retrieved on 8 Mar 2015.
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