Teens
Our zine collection for teens and young adults, normally housed in the Teen Room at the Main Library, is currently on pause due to the renovation process.
What is a Zine?
Pronounced “zeen,” a zine is a printed form of media that is often handmade and self-published. They’re easily reproduced (usually on photocopiers) and cover a variety of topics such as art, food, music, etc. Zines can come in many different shapes and sizes and include original writing and illustrations.
Zines in our collection:
- 2023 Tween & Teen Art Show, by the participants of the 2023 Tween & Teen Art Show Kickoff; edited by Ella Morrison – "A collaborative zine created at the Lynchburg Public Library."
- Do-It-Yourself Menstrual Zine by Aren and the Menstrual Blog – “A gender inclusive zine about healthy bodies.”
- Ella World: Teen Dreamz by Ella Morrison, Pragati Marks, Conner Absher, and Chloe Sizemore – “Illustrations and poetry expressing the journey through adolescence. All moody and all cute.”
- Gas Mask Poems by Hattie Eshelman and Ashley Roth – “One page which the artists blacked out in a number of different ways.”
- Gastro Quirks Vol. 1 by Stephen Kissel – “Weird combos of food and quirky habits of various people are illustrated in this first volume.”
- A Guide to Respectfully Hitting on People by Casey Pegg, Art by Nicole Mazzeo – “An informative zine with information on how to respectfully let someone know that you are interested in them.”
- I Want to Read This But I Can’t by Lynchburg Group Home – A collection of images, poetry, and comics from teens at the Lynchburg Group Home.
- Lost by Stephen Kissel – “A dog that’s lost its owner finds a way home.”
- A Love Beyond Time & Space a BadaGine Anthology – “A fanzine dedicated to Bardock and Gine.”
- Oh Hello My Friend by Chatham Monk
- A Selection of Certain Unruly Emotions by Hattie Eshelman and Ashley Roth – “An imagined illustration book of our emotions as though we were dissecting and studying organs.”
- Vs. by Stephen Kissel and Krys Kinsel – “Quirky random encounters where characters ‘battle’ in this collaborative zine.”
- You Tell Me by Chatham Monk
