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Sonoma Family Life Magazine

Create a Zine

Tiny handmade magazines, zines have been around since the 1930s, when they were mostly dedicated to the sci-fi genre. They became part of the punk scene in the 1970s and 1980s and then, in the 1990s, the feminist riot grrl movement. Today, thanks to the Internet, they are everywhere and about everything. The free Sonoma County Zine Club, held at the Sebastopol Regional Library in Sebastopol, gives participants the chance to make their own zines. The library provides paper, glue sticks, and scissors; zine-makers bring their own materials and tools, too. The club meets on the first Tuesday of the month and is open to ages 12 and older. The next gathering is on February 7, 6–7:30 p.m. See tinyurl.com/yeykbm7r for more information and to register. For more about zine history, check out tinyurl.com/4x3yphzr