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Founded in 1966, the '''San Francisco Public Library's''' Little Maga/Zine Collection documents the alternative press of the San Francisco Bay Area. Little magazines representing almost every literary and social movement from the 1940s onward may be found here. The library started collecting [[zines]] in 1991. Ephemera and reference materials on the history of little magazines and zines are included. The collection holds over 4,000 items (more than 1,000 titles) accessible through a finding aid; the collection is currently being cataloged online.  
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The '''San Francisco Public Library''' (SFPL) in San Francisco, California is home to the Little Maga/Zine Collection, founded in 1966. The collection documents the alternative press of the San Francisco Bay Area. Little magazines representing almost every literary and social movement from the 1940s onward may be found here. The library started collecting [[zines]] in 1991. Ephemera and reference materials on the history of little magazines and zines also included. The collection holds over 4,000 items (more than 1,000 titles) accessible through a finding aid and online catalog.
  
Considered one of the most important collections of its kind in a public library, the Little Maga/Zine Collection is located in the Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center (http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/bookarts/bookarts.htm) on the sixth floor of the Main Library.  
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Considered one of the most important collections of its kind in a public library, the Little Maga/Zine Collection is located in the Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center on the sixth floor of the Main Library.
The collection is open to the public Monday through Thursday: 10-6; Friday: 12 Noon-6; Saturday: 10–6; Sunday: 12 Noon–5. No appointment is necessary.  
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The collection is open to the public seven days a week: Monday: 9am-6pm; Tuesday-Thursday: 9am-8pm; Friday: 12-6pm; Saturday: 10am-6pm; Sunday: 12pm–6pm. No appointment is necessary.  
  
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==Contact==
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The Little Maga/Zine Collection<br>
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Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections<br>
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San Francisco Public Library<br>
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100 Larkin Street<br>
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San Francisco, CA 94102<br>
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(Attn: Andrea Grimes)<br>
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Phone: 415.557.4560<br>
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Email: bookarts@sfpl.org
  
For more information, or to have a zine considered for the collection, contact the library at:
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== External Links ==
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*[http://www.sfpl.org SFPL official website]
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*[https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library/book-arts-special-collections/little-magazine-collection SFPL Little Maga/Zine Collection page]
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*[https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library/book-arts-special-collections SFPL Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center]
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*[http://sfpl.org/pdf/libraries/main/bookarts/ZinesFlyer.pdf Call for Zines]
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*[https://sfpl.org/locations/main-library/book-arts-special-collections/little-magazine-collection/collection-wins-sf Best of the Bay]
  
The Little Maga/Zine Collection
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[[Category:Zine Library]]
Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections
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[[Category:Public library zine collections]]
San Francisco Public Library
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[[Category:Collection]]
100 Larkin Street
 
San Francisco, CA 94102
 
(Attn: Andrea Grimes)
 
Phone: 415.557.4560
 
Email: bookarts@sfpl.org
 
 
 
== '''External Links''' ==
 
Official website [http://www.sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/bookarts/zines/zines.htm]
 
 
 
Little Maga/Zine Collection Finding Aid  [http://www.sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/bookarts/zines/zinetitles.htm]
 
 
 
Call for Zines [http://www.sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/bookarts/zines/ZinesFlyer.pdf]
 
 
 
Best of the Bay [http://www.sfbg.com/2006bob/classics.php#Gems]
 
 
 
[[Category: Zine Library]]
 

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The San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) in San Francisco, California is home to the Little Maga/Zine Collection, founded in 1966. The collection documents the alternative press of the San Francisco Bay Area. Little magazines representing almost every literary and social movement from the 1940s onward may be found here. The library started collecting zines in 1991. Ephemera and reference materials on the history of little magazines and zines also included. The collection holds over 4,000 items (more than 1,000 titles) accessible through a finding aid and online catalog.

Considered one of the most important collections of its kind in a public library, the Little Maga/Zine Collection is located in the Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center on the sixth floor of the Main Library.

The collection is open to the public seven days a week: Monday: 9am-6pm; Tuesday-Thursday: 9am-8pm; Friday: 12-6pm; Saturday: 10am-6pm; Sunday: 12pm–6pm. No appointment is necessary.

Contact

The Little Maga/Zine Collection
Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(Attn: Andrea Grimes)
Phone: 415.557.4560
Email: bookarts@sfpl.org

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