About RHC Library

Zines, pronounced zeens, are DIY self-published mini-magazines or mini-books. RHC Library not only hosts workshops, but also has a collection of zines which will soon be in circulation. Workshops include a brief presentation on what zines are and how to make them, followed by hands-on practice to make a zine.

To learn more about zines, check out our LibGuide on Zines. If faculty are interested in scheduling a workshop for their class, please complete the Library Instruction Request Form or contact Librarian Claudia Rivas at crivas@riohondo.edu.

About the Zine Outreach Project 

The RHC Library Zine Outreach Project, created by Librarian Claudia Rivas, was one of twenty-five proposals accepted for the inaugural cohort of the Radical Librarianship Institute at UCLA California Rare Book School (CalRBS). According to CalRBS, the goal of the institute is to support “library professionals to push for widespread systemic change that is centered on social and racial equality, collective action, community strengthening, and public participation.”

The project consisted of a two-day Zine Fest, followed by zine workshops that taught participants about zines and how to make them. Provided with access to free materials, participants had the opportunity to create zines and donate them to the RHC Library zine collection. Over eighty workshops were hosted from October 2023 to October 2024, with roughly 160 attendees.

The book (see link below) is a culmination of the project; it includes over one hundred unique zines made by approximately seventy-five RHC students, staff, faculty, and community members.

To be held in the Library foyer from April 1 to April 15, 2025. Free and open to the public.