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See you at ALA in the Graphic Novel Pavilion in a few weeks.

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Call for tablers in Chicago!

Table at the 2026 Zine Pavilion in Chicago!

The Zine Pavilion is a space on the exhibit floor at the American Library Association’s annual conference to display zines, meet zine librarians, and talk about how zines and libraries are a great pair. It’s like a mini zine fair at the largest gathering of librarians in the world, with over 12,000 attendees, including librarians, archivists, writers, publishers, and guest speakers. This year’s conference will be held June 26 to June 29 in Chicago at the McCormick Place Convention Center.

We’re looking for zine makers, distros, and zine libraries who would like to table at the Zine Pavilion. The Zine Pavilion will be held at the conference exhibit hall, which is open these hours:

Friday, June 26 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Saturday, June 27 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sunday, June 28 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Monday, June 29 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Tablers can table for a few hours on one day or up to all four days. Tables are free, but space is limited. Priority will be given to local zinesters.

If you’re interested in tabling, please fill out the form above. We will take applications through the end of April and will let everyone know whether they’ve been accepted the first week of May.

Thank you!

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Call for #ZinePavilion 2026 volunteers at #ALAAC26!

Volunteer with the Zine Pavilion at ALA Annual 2026 and receive a free pass to the conference!

The Zine Pavilion is a space on the exhibit floor at the American Library Association’s annual conference to display zines, meet zine librarians, and talk about how zines and libraries are a great pair. ALA is the largest gathering of librarians in the world, with over 12,000 attendees, including librarians, archivists, writers, publishers, and guest speakers.

This year’s Zine Pavilion will be held in Chicago at the Chicago Convention Center from Friday June 26 through Monday June 29. ALA is celebrating 150 years of existence this summer as well!

We’re looking for volunteers who love zines to help the Zine Pavilion run smoothly.

This includes:

-talking to people about zines

-promoting the zine raffle

-folding and stapling zines.

In exchange, we’re offering a free exhibitor badge to the conference to those who volunteer for a 3-hour shift. This badge gives you access to the exhibit hall and all regular ALA sessions. (Please note that this badge does *not* include access to “ticketed events” such as pre-conferences or banquets).

We’re glad to have you as part of the Zine Pavilion which has been happening since 2012!

Scan the QR Code for the Volunteer application (to close when we reach 50 volunteers) or click the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBSCH9Z81OTy0C0m-hKkfA74_eblvAoinjo5hyJRxu-Qngwg/viewform

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Curious about helping plan the Zine Pavilion at @americanlibraryassoc Annual? #ALAAC26

Come chat with current organizers and learn more.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

9:30am Pacific / 10:30 MTN / 11:30 Central / 12:30 Eastern

https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/96331542956?pwd=RPgyWP6HGjP57ulEs8V1BHHJEsvoRH.1&from=addon

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RBMS 2026 Conference Theme Advocacy: Finding Your Voice

Next year’s RBMS Conference theme is Advocacy: Finding Your Voice, and the conference will take place June 23-26, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Here is the longer description: 

Special collections and archives are in a time of transition and rethinking, asking questions about who we serve, what we collect, and how we reach our communities and share our story. Change, however, often requires changes in resources, from budget to staffing. How can we bring alignment between our work and the support it needs? This can mean self-advocacy in places where slower librarianship is needed, or it can mean advocating for a concept, a vision, a unifying mission, for our colleagues.

Our work is made possible because we care deeply about what we do, and advocacy is how we make sure we can get it done. The goal is for attendees to walk away inspired, with ideas for how to make their voices not just heard but also acted upon.

The conference planning is underway, but there is still need for more local arrangements committee members. Use the "ask" on this blog, or find me by email to get connected and join the fun in planning for next year's event.