PDX Zines: Where to Find Zines in Portland

[a drawing of a string tied on a finger]

Are you wondering where to buy, sell, or look at zines in Portland? We put together a little zine to help you find out where to go. We have this zine in paper form in libraries, and we like to give it to people when we go places, but if you want you can download it in .pdf format right now (it prints out as one double-sided 8.5 x 11" sheet, which you can fold, staple, and cut to make a handy zine) — or if you just want the info, read on:

"What is a zine? (Pronounced like magazine without the maga) a zine is an independently created publication. The contents are anything you want them to be like: personal experiences and stories, political ideologies, music related writing, gardening tips, travel stories, comics, photography, or anything you like. Zines can be put together by one person or a group of people and they are usually photocopied."

~ Stolen Sharpie Revolution, by Alex Wrekk

PDX Zines is a tool to find places to read, look at, buy or sell zines in Portland, Oregon. We put it together because it seemed like the list wasn't all in one place already, and because librarians believe in sharing.

~ Emily-Jane Dawson, Cathy Camper, Christopher Cuttone & Jennifer May
Multnomah County Library zine librarians

Multnomah County Library Zine Collection

~ at selected libraries ~

Zines may be checked out, and you can search for them in the library catalog.

Belmont Library: 1038 S.E. 39th Ave.

503.988.5382
Central Library: 801 S.W. 10th Ave.

503.988.5123

Zines are in the Periodicals Room, on the 2nd floor.
Hillsdale Library: 1525 S.W. Sunset Blvd.

503.988.5388
Holgate Library: 7905 S.E. Holgate Blvd.

503.988.5389
Hollywood Library: 4040 N.E. Tillamook St.

503.988.5391
Midland Library: 805 S.E. 122nd Ave.

503.988.5592
North Portland Library: 512 N. Killingsworth St.

503.988.5394
Northwest Library: 2300 N.W. Thurman St.

503.988.5560
Sellwood-Moreland Library: 7860 S.E. 13th Ave.

503.988.5398

Independent Zine Libraries, Distros, and Stores

Bitch Media Community Lending Library: http://bitchmagazine.org/library

4930 N.E. 29th Ave.

503.282.5699

A free lending library of zines, books and other feminist reading matter.
Black Rose Collective Bookstore & Community Resource Center: 4038 N. Mississippi Ave.
Counter Media: 927 S.W. Oak St.

503.226.8141
Floating World Comics: http://www.floatingworldcomics.com/

20 N.W. 5th Ave. #101

503.241.0227
The Herbivore Store: http://www.herbivoreclothing.com/

1211 S.E. Stark St.

503.281.8638
In Other Words: http://www.inotherwords.org/

8-B N. Killingsworth St.

503.232.6003
Independent Publishing Resource Center Library: http://www.iprc.org/library

917 S.W. Oak St. #218

503.827.0249
Laughing Horse Books: 12 N.E. 10th Ave.

503.236.2893
Microcosm: 636 S.E. 11th Ave.

503.232.3666
North Portland Bike Works: 3951 N. Mississippi Ave.

503.287.1098

This bicycle repair collective has a small library of bike-related zines and periodicals just inside the front window, to the right of the door.
Pacific Northwest College of Art Library: http://library.pnca.edu/

1241 N.W. Johnson St.

503.821.8966

The library is on the second floor, across a bridge (really!).
Powell's City of Books: http://www.powells.com/subsection/SmallPressZines.html

1005 W. Burnside St.

503.228.4651

Zines are in the Green Room, near the magazines. Check out the small press section in the Blue Room, too.
Powell's Hawthorne: 3723 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.

503.228.4651

Zines are on a rack near the film & tv section and the restrooms.
Reading Frenzy: http://www.readingfrenzy.com

921 S.W. Oak St.

503.274.1449
Tender Loving Empire: http://www.tenderlovingempire.com/

412 S.W. 10th Ave.

503.243.5859

A media and arts collective featuring zines, books and hand-made crafts created by Portland artists.
Together Gallery: http://www.togethergallery.com

2314 N.E. Alberta St.

503.288.8879

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