Showing posts with label papercut zine library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label papercut zine library. Show all posts

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Bord of Aldeman Report!

Some items of interest from tonight's Bord of Alderman Meeting:

1. The Paul Revere plaque at the corner of Broadway and Main St. will be cleaned so it is legible!

2. Mayor’s Request: Requesting approval to purchase 1,500 recycling carts for the Single Stream Recycling Pilot Program.

3. Public Event Permit, Papercut Zine Library Fun in the Sun Fair, Edward Leathers Park, Jun 13 12-6PM.


Go Somerville!


Sunday, April 18, 2010

REMINDER: TODAY; Papercut Zine Library Event

This is going on until 7:30 tonight. From their site:

Papercut Grand re-opening Party! Sunday, April 18
12:30pm-7:30pm
Featuring: open mic, zine readings, musical performances, food, films, and more!!!!!
226 Pearl St. Somerville, MA
Shows and Past Events

Musical performances taking place at the Democracy Center have been facilitated or booked by Papercut Librarians throughout our history; they have
provided a safe and inclusive, alcohol-free space for
people of all ages to participate in the local music scene. Our shows have also served as a major fund-raising tool for various non-profits from the Greater Boston area. Some of these organizations include Bikes Not Bombs, Boston Skillshare,CISPES, Pets in Need, and AIDS Action.
In 2007, Papercut linked up with local college radio station,Record Hospital, in booking several shows, as well as a small festival. Independent labels such as Ride the Snake have also collaborated with the library, even publishing a quarterly zine to go along with select record releases.
Papercut’s other events have included various zine readings as well as showings of independent movies. We hope to expand further in providing interactive workshops in zine-making and independent publishing.
We are also known to host an occasional rummage sale to raise funds, and this past spring we held our first Bake-Off, with delicious pies from many of our patrons!
Although the library itsself tends to be our focus, librarians strive to host a wide range of events and activities in order to reach out to the various interests of our patrons.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Papercut Zine Library

Clarification: As noted in the comment below, the Papercut Zine Library will be re-opening on March 14 and having a grand opening event on APRIL 18

Photo from papercutzinelibrary.org.
Just outside of Winter Hill, on Peral St., the Papercut Zine Library will move into Somerville with expectations of re-opening on Sunday, March 18th. March 14 and having a grand opening event on APRIL 18

Description from their site:
Papercut is A fully-functioning lending library which serves over 1,000 members, free of charge. Our collection of nearly 13,000 independently published works includes everything from the all-familiar photocopied punk rock zines from the 80's, to hand-crafted personal zines bound together with yarn. Although our main focus is print, we also carry a selection of other independent media, including DVDs, VHS and cassette tapes.

In addition to the library function, he group has hosted some events including musical performances at their prior location in Harvard Square. They've been around for a while, and have been covered by media including the Phoenix. They have myspace and facebook sites.


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