This guide is meant to be an introduction to zines by giving a brief overview of the history of the medium, some tips for creating your own zines, and listing different local zine resources.
When local nonprofit Boxcar Books closed, they donated their zine collection to the Monroe County Public Library. MCPL now has more than 400 zines! In 2020 they released a compilation "Quaranzine" by crowd sourcing contributions from the community.