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VIRTUAL ZINE

LIBRARY

HOW-TO/DIY GUIDES

***PLEASE NOTE - Here you will find zines covering how-to/DIY guides on a variety of topics.

***ALSO NOTE - We are imperfect and there may be zines mis-categorized or links that do not work. Please email us if you feel like any of this is in error or not working properly - sherwoodzinelibrary@gmail.com

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PAGE UPDATED: 7.13.24

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs(.pdf) - (Michael Hackleman) Alternative Energy, Solar Power, Sun, Heating, Water, Hydro, DIY

ABC's Mini Guide to Protesting(.PDF) - Activism, Protest, Resistance, Tactics

Activist Catering Guide(.PDF) - Activism, Food Service, Food Zine

An Activist's Guide to Information Security(.PDF) - Activism, Privacy, Security Culture

Adventurer's Guide to Actions in Combat!, The(.PDF) (Pom Machine) - DIY Guide, Gaming, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons 5e

An Anarchist Guide to Dumpster Diving(.pdf) DIY Guide, Food, Waste, Capitalism, Mutual Aid, How-To, FAQ, Anarchism

The Art and Science of Billboard Improvement(.PDF) - Advertising, Defacement, Wheat Pasting, Graffiti, Billboards

Auto Defensa Para Mujeres(.PDF) - Spanish Language, Self-Defense, Women

Avant Gardening Spring 2015(.PDF) - Seedlings, Vegetables, Gardens, Resistance, Growing Food, Lawns, Water, Recipes, Poetry, Composting, Chickweed, Dandelions, Nature

Banner Drops, Stencils, Wheatpaste, and Distributing Information...(.PDF) - Activism, Free Speech, Art, DIY Guide

Basic Blockading(.PDF) - Activism, Protest, Tactics, DIY Guide

Basic Recon Skills(.PDF) - Activism, Protest, Tactics, DIY Guide

Becoming Riflemyn (.PDF) -  DIY Guide, Rifles, Guns, Ammunition, Armed Leftists, Weapons

Beginner's Guide to Putting on Shows (.PDF) -  DIY Guide, Shows, Basements, Music, Concert, Underground, DIY Culture, Bands, Booking

The Bike House(.PDF) -  Community, Bicycles, Bikes, Washington D.C., DIY Guide, Bike Repair, Bike Maintenance, Flat Tires, Chains, Spokes, Diagrams

Black People's Prison Survival Guide (.PDF) - Black Culture, Prisoners, Prisons, Law Enforcement, Incarceration, DIY Guide

Blockades(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Activism, Protest, Tactics

Bodyhammer - Tactics and Self-Defense for the Modern Protester Vol. 1(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Activism, Protest, Tactics

Build Your Own Solidarity Network(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Activism, Protest

Calm Down - A Callout for More Effective Approaches in Radical/Leftist/Anarchist Movements(.pdf) - Activism Guide, How-To, DIY, Adversity, De-Escalation, Consensus, Community Organizing, Intervention

A Civilian's Guide to Direct Action Tactics(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Activism, Protest, Tactics, Direct Action

 

Court Solidarity Introduction(.PDF) - Legal system, Law Enforcement, DIY Guide, Activism, Protest, Tactics, Jail Solidarity

 

D.I.Y. Doula Self-Care for Before, During, & After Your Abortion(.pdf) - Abortion, Self-Care, Reproductive Rights, Medical Procedure, Physical Health, Mental Health, Sexual Health, DIY Guide, Pregnancy, Grief, Symptoms

D.I.Y. Hand Bookbinding Handbook(.pdf) (M.M. Rooney) - DIY Guide, How-To Guide, Bookbinding, Binding, Bookmaking

Death Rituals and DIY Burials(.pdf) Death, Grief, Loss, Environmentalism, Sustainability, Burials, Funerals, Embalming, DIY Guide, Composting, Ecology, Corpse, Irish Wake, Hindu Rites of Death, Native Rituals

Defense Against Tear Gas(.pdf) Activism Guide, Tear Gas, Police Violence, Non-Lethal Weapons, Protest, Activism

Destroy Your Lawn!(.pdf) Grass, Lawns, Landscaping, Property, Ecology, Nature, Ecosystem, America, Suburbs, Mowing, Activism Guide, How-To Guide

Earth Alchemy - The Art & Science of Compost(.pdf) - Biodegradation, Composting, Gardening, Soil, Dirt, Science, Fertility, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Thermophilic, DIY Guide, Nature

Easy Food Gardening(.pdf) - Gardening, Food, Vegetables, Fruits, DIY Guide, Composting, Planting, Seeds, Nature

Flax Into Linen - Step-By-Remarkable-Step(.pdf) (Chuck Trapkus, 1989) - Fashion, DIY Guide, How-To Guide, Cloth, Thread, Sewing, Spinning

Girls and Comics(.PDF) - Comics, Teaching Resources, Education

How to Build an Art Collective(.PDF) (Little Neo) DIY Guide, Artists, Community

How to Cope With Being Attacked by the Police and Other Assailants(.PDF) - Policing, Cops, Law Enforcement​, Protest, Police Brutality, DIY Guide, Mental Health, Legal System

How to Distress Paper(.PDF)  (Pom Machine) - DIY Guide, Minizine, Paper, Cosplay, LARPers, Game Masters, Aging, Maps, Scrolls

How to Fire Your Boss(.PDF) -  Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Bosses, Employers, Activist Guide, Anarchism, Syndicalism, Strike, Walkout, Resistance, Capitalism

How to Fold a Sheet-O-Paper into a 8-Page Zine(.pdf) DIY, Zines, Minizine

How to Get the Most Out of Art School(.PDF) (Chloe Henderson) Artists, Students, College, DIY Guide

How to Hide Anything(.pdf BOOK)  (by Michael Connor) - Hiding, Secret Places, DIY Guide, Smuggling

How to ID a Neo-Nazi Bonehead(.PDF) - Racism, Nazis, Fascists, Whiteness, DIY Guide

How to Make a One-Page Zine(.PDF) -  DIY Guide, Zinemaking, Zines, Mini-Zine

 

How to Make a Queer Zine(.PDF) -  DIY, Zine Making, Zines, LBGTQA+, Queer, Minizine, Zinesters

How to Make a Zine (Without the Rush) Part II(.pdf) - Non-English - Filipino Language, Zinemaking, Comics, Humor, Zine Fest, Minizine

How to Organize a Protest March(.PDF) - Protest, Resistance, Activism, DIY Guide

How to Recognize White Supremacist Symbology(.PDF) - Policing, Cops, Law Enforcement​

How to Scan Zines and Make PDF Files(.pdf) DIY Guide, Zines, Zinemaking, Scanning, Digitizing, Computers, Technology, Archives, PDFs

How to Support Your Non-Binary Family Member(.pdf) Queer, LGBTQA+, Non-Binary, Gender, Allies, Family, Pronouns, DIY Guide

Keeping Fit - A Prisoner's Guide to Syringe Care(.pdf) - Prisoners w/HIV/AIDS Support Action Network - Health, Drugs, Drug Use, Syringes, Needles, Needle Care, Prisons, Jail, DIY Guide, Safety, Sanitation

Learn Arabic(.PDF) -  DIY, Language, Arabic, Education, Letters, Alphabet, Minizine, Mid-East

Let's Make a Zine!(.pdf) DIY Guide, Zines, Zinemaking, Publishing, Printing, Binding

Lockdown Lessons(.PDF) - DIY, Teaching, Education, Children, Homeschooling, Kids, Learning, Art

Lost Art of Writing a Love Letter(.pdf) - Minizine, Love, Relationships, Postal, Mail, Writing, Stamps

Make Your Own Stickers!(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Mini-Zine, Stickering

Maximum Preservation #2(.pdf) (DC Public Library 2015) - Technology, Computers, File Systems, Archiving, Archives, Cataloging, Digital, Digitizing, Data, How-To Guide, Media, Artifacts, Photos, Videos, Collections

Merely One Micrometer Closer to Fair(.pdf) (Amanda Huckins) - Activism, Self-Help, Communication, DIY Guide, Activism Guide, Grassroots, Organizing

Not So Fine(.PDF) (A.E. Mitchell) - Libraries, Fees, Fines, Money, Wealth, Poverty, Librarian Science

A Practical Guide to Prisoner Support(.PDF) - Jail Solidarity, Prisons, DIY Guide, Legal System, Law Enforcement, Protest, Resistance, Activism

A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Identity(.PDF) - Information, Privacy, Data, DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism, Cellphones, Internet

Promoting Your Union(.PDF) - Unions, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Promotion, Organizing

Protect Yourself(.PDF) - Police Brutality, Policing, Law Enforcement, Legal System, DIY Guide, Cops, Protest, Resistance, Activism

Protesting 101(.PDF) -  DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism

Radical Defense(.PDF) - Police Brutality, Policing, Law Enforcement, Self-Defense, DIY Guide, Cops, Protest, Resistance, Activism

A Rebel Worker's Organizing Handbook(.PDF) - Unions, Sabotage, Strike, Walkouts, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Organizing

Ragged - A Guide on DIY Punk Fashion (PDF) - (Lennon McCrea) - Fashion, Punks, Handstitching, Pants, Patches, DIY

Sauna Zine #1(.PDF) - Mini-Zine, Sauna, Spa, DIY Guide, Illustration, Humor

Sauna Zine #2(.PDF) - Mini-Zine, Sauna, Spa, Perzine, Illustration, Humor

Security and Counter Surveillance(.PDF) - Security Culture, Information, Privacy, Data, DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism

Security Culture: A Handbook for Activists(.PDF) - Security Culture, Information, Privacy, Data, DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism

Self-Publishing & Employment(.pdf) Activism, How-To Guide, DIY Guide, Zines, Zinemaking, Workshops, Blogs, Blogging, Community Publishing, Print-On-Demand, Editing, Public Speaking, Content Generation

Social Media for Unions(.PDF) - Unions, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Promotion, Organizing, Social Media, Technology, Internet

Street Medic Handbook(.PDF) -  DIY Guide, Health, Activism, Resistance, Protest, Safety, Book

Strike - A Guide to Walking Out(.pdf) Workers, Working Class, Class Struggle, Strikes, Sabotage, Unions, Organizing, Capitalism, Economics, Resistance, Activism Guide, Labor, Work

Super Low Tech Screen Printing - A DIY Guide(.pdf) - Screenprinting, Art Guide, DIY, Printing, Printmaking

Treehouse DIY(.pdf) - Treehouses, Construction, Secret Spaces, Building, DIY Guide, Forts, Nature, Trees

Using Essential Oils & Aromatherapy(.pdf) - Carol Wiley - DIY Guide, Nature, Health, Healing, Carrier Oil, Diffusers, Sensitivities, Therapeudics, Skin Care, Recipes, Acne, Hair Care, Alopecia, Nail Care, Baths, Massage, Cleaning, Spirituality, Aphrodisiacs

Using InDesign(.pdf) - DIY Guide, How-To Guide, Graphic Design, Technology, Applications, Software, Adobe InDesign

You Can Make a Zine(.PDF) - DIY Guide, zines, zinemaking

Zines! Feminist Do-It-Yourself Publishing(.pdf) - Feminism, DIY Guide, Writing, Publishing, Zinesters, Zinemaking, References

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