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The EBABZ Digital Zine Library is a curated collection of free and purchasable zines hosted by the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest, featuring over 100 works from independent creators on topics ranging from mental health and politics to art and cooking. A rich archive of grassroots publishing, it offers direct PDF downloads or links to view and purchase each zine, celebrating the DIY spirit of Bay Area zine culture.

Electric Velocipede appears to be a literary or speculative fiction publication with a distinctive name that evokes early mechanical transportation. The site is largely a splash page with minimal visible content, but the title suggests a zine or small press journal focused on experimental or genre fiction.

Quarantine Zine Club is an archive born out of Melbourne's 2020 lockdown, created to keep the zine community connected during isolation through shared submissions and monthly creative prompts. Hosted by Sticky Institute, the site preserves zines contributed by community members between April 2020 and February 2021, offering a time-capsule snapshot of grassroots creative expression during the pandemic.

The Anarchist Zine Library is a free digital archive of anarchist and anarchic zines, books, and periodicals available for download, covering topics from labor rights and anti-capitalism to gender liberation and historical movements. Rebooted under azinelibrary.org, this beta platform lets visitors browse, search, and tag a growing collection of radical literature spanning decades of anarchist thought.

A library research guide from Salem State University created by zine librarian Dawn Stahura, covering everything a beginner needs to start making zines, from choosing a topic to selecting formats, templates, and printing methods. The guide includes mini-zine tutorials in English and Spanish, Canva and Google Slides templates, a student zine collection, and resources for teaching with zines in an academic setting.

Plokta is a twice Hugo-winning science fiction fanzine edited by Alison Scott, Steve Davies, and Mike Scott, with over 41 paper issues and 25 converted to HTML for the web. The online archive includes bonus features like color photos, jokes, and hyperlinks to referenced sites, making it a rich piece of SF fan publishing history.

The official fanzine site for Tamworth FC, a grassroots football club, offering back issues of '4 Bleats to the Baah!' spanning over 43 issues produced across more than a decade. Created by dedicated supporters, the site also references a TFC statistics database and beer guides, making it a charming artifact of fan-driven football culture.

The New Leaf Journal is a personal publication by Nicholas A. Ferrell featuring original articles, curated links from around the web, and a syndicated newsletter archive. This edition covers topics ranging from font reviews and search engine analysis to Fire Emblem gameplay, making it a wide-ranging but thoughtfully written indie web journal.

Leveretstar is a newly launched personal digital outpost with a space-themed aesthetic, built around a blog and a growing collection of personal pages. The site is still early in development, with a to-do list hinting at future sections covering interests, media, dreams, and ethics.

Bird's Nest Zine Library is an independent community zine library based inside Spark Central in Spokane, Washington, offering a browsable collection of zines, chapbooks, and minicomics. A charming grassroots cultural institution, the site provides hours, address, and ways to support this unique community resource.