VIRTUAL ZINE
LIBRARY
HOW-TO/DIY GUIDES
***PLEASE NOTE - Here you will find zines covering how-to/DIY guides on a variety of topics.
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***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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DISCLAIMER: The majority of these zines are posted through submission/permission of the zinemakers or come from public zine sharing sites. Please do not upload these zines to your site without seeking permission from the zinemakers first.
PAGE UPDATED: 7.13.24
7 Solar Water Heating System Designs(.pdf) - (Michael Hackleman) Alternative Energy, Solar Power, Sun, Heating, Water, Hydro, DIY
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ABC's Mini Guide to Protesting(.PDF) - Activism, Protest, Resistance, Tactics
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Activist Catering Guide(.PDF) - Activism, Food Service, Food Zine
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An Activist's Guide to Information Security(.PDF) - Activism, Privacy, Security Culture
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​​Adventurer's Guide to Actions in Combat!, The(.PDF) (Pom Machine) - DIY Guide, Gaming, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons 5e
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An Anarchist Guide to Dumpster Diving(.pdf) DIY Guide, Food, Waste, Capitalism, Mutual Aid, How-To, FAQ, Anarchism
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The Art and Science of Billboard Improvement(.PDF) - Advertising, Defacement, Wheat Pasting, Graffiti, Billboards
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Auto Defensa Para Mujeres(.PDF) - Spanish Language, Self-Defense, Women
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Avant Gardening Spring 2015(.PDF) - Seedlings, Vegetables, Gardens, Resistance, Growing Food, Lawns, Water, Recipes, Poetry, Composting, Chickweed, Dandelions, Nature
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Banner Drops, Stencils, Wheatpaste, and Distributing Information...(.PDF) - Activism, Free Speech, Art, DIY Guide
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Basic Blockading(.PDF) - Activism, Protest, Tactics, DIY Guide
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Basic Recon Skills(.PDF) - Activism, Protest, Tactics, DIY Guide
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Becoming Riflemyn (.PDF) - DIY Guide, Rifles, Guns, Ammunition, Armed Leftists, Weapons
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Beginner's Guide to Putting on Shows (.PDF) - DIY Guide, Shows, Basements, Music, Concert, Underground, DIY Culture, Bands, Booking
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The Bike House(.PDF) - Community, Bicycles, Bikes, Washington D.C., DIY Guide, Bike Repair, Bike Maintenance, Flat Tires, Chains, Spokes, Diagrams
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Black People's Prison Survival Guide (.PDF) - Black Culture, Prisoners, Prisons, Law Enforcement, Incarceration, DIY Guide
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Blockades(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Activism, Protest, Tactics
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Bodyhammer - Tactics and Self-Defense for the Modern Protester Vol. 1(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Activism, Protest, Tactics
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Build Your Own Solidarity Network(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Activism, Protest
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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
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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
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D.I.Y. Hand Bookbinding Handbook(.pdf) (M.M. Rooney) - DIY Guide, How-To Guide, Bookbinding, Binding, Bookmaking
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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
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Defense Against Tear Gas(.pdf) Activism Guide, Tear Gas, Police Violence, Non-Lethal Weapons, Protest, Activism
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Destroy Your Lawn!(.pdf) Grass, Lawns, Landscaping, Property, Ecology, Nature, Ecosystem, America, Suburbs, Mowing, Activism Guide, How-To Guide
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Earth Alchemy - The Art & Science of Compost(.pdf) - Biodegradation, Composting, Gardening, Soil, Dirt, Science, Fertility, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Thermophilic, DIY Guide, Nature
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​Easy Food Gardening(.pdf) - Gardening, Food, Vegetables, Fruits, DIY Guide, Composting, Planting, Seeds, Nature
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Flax Into Linen - Step-By-Remarkable-Step(.pdf) (Chuck Trapkus, 1989) - Fashion, DIY Guide, How-To Guide, Cloth, Thread, Sewing, Spinning
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Girls and Comics(.PDF) - Comics, Teaching Resources, Education
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How to Build an Art Collective(.PDF) (Little Neo) DIY Guide, Artists, Community
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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
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How to Distress Paper(.PDF) (Pom Machine) - DIY Guide, Minizine, Paper, Cosplay, LARPers, Game Masters, Aging, Maps, Scrolls
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How to Fire Your Boss(.PDF) - Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Bosses, Employers, Activist Guide, Anarchism, Syndicalism, Strike, Walkout, Resistance, Capitalism
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How to Fold a Sheet-O-Paper into a 8-Page Zine(.pdf) DIY, Zines, Minizine
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How to Get the Most Out of Art School(.PDF) (Chloe Henderson) Artists, Students, College, DIY Guide
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How to Hide Anything(.pdf BOOK) (by Michael Connor) - Hiding, Secret Places, DIY Guide, Smuggling
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How to ID a Neo-Nazi Bonehead(.PDF) - Racism, Nazis, Fascists, Whiteness, DIY Guide
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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
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How to Make a Zine (Without the Rush) Part II(.pdf) - Non-English - Filipino Language, Zinemaking, Comics, Humor, Zine Fest, Minizine
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How to Organize a Protest March(.PDF) - Protest, Resistance, Activism, DIY Guide
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How to Recognize White Supremacist Symbology(.PDF) - Policing, Cops, Law Enforcement​
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How to Scan Zines and Make PDF Files(.pdf) DIY Guide, Zines, Zinemaking, Scanning, Digitizing, Computers, Technology, Archives, PDFs
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How to Support Your Non-Binary Family Member(.pdf) Queer, LGBTQA+, Non-Binary, Gender, Allies, Family, Pronouns, DIY Guide
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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
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​Learn Arabic(.PDF) - DIY, Language, Arabic, Education, Letters, Alphabet, Minizine, Mid-East
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Let's Make a Zine!(.pdf) DIY Guide, Zines, Zinemaking, Publishing, Printing, Binding
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Lockdown Lessons(.PDF) - DIY, Teaching, Education, Children, Homeschooling, Kids, Learning, Art
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Lost Art of Writing a Love Letter(.pdf) - Minizine, Love, Relationships, Postal, Mail, Writing, Stamps
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Make Your Own Stickers!(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Mini-Zine, Stickering
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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
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Merely One Micrometer Closer to Fair(.pdf) (Amanda Huckins) - Activism, Self-Help, Communication, DIY Guide, Activism Guide, Grassroots, Organizing
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Not So Fine(.PDF) (A.E. Mitchell) - Libraries, Fees, Fines, Money, Wealth, Poverty, Librarian Science
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A Practical Guide to Prisoner Support(.PDF) - Jail Solidarity, Prisons, DIY Guide, Legal System, Law Enforcement, Protest, Resistance, Activism
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A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Identity(.PDF) - Information, Privacy, Data, DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism, Cellphones, Internet
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Promoting Your Union(.PDF) - Unions, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Promotion, Organizing
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Protect Yourself(.PDF) - Police Brutality, Policing, Law Enforcement, Legal System, DIY Guide, Cops, Protest, Resistance, Activism
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Protesting 101(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism​​
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Radical Defense(.PDF) - Police Brutality, Policing, Law Enforcement, Self-Defense, DIY Guide, Cops, Protest, Resistance, Activism
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A Rebel Worker's Organizing Handbook(.PDF) - Unions, Sabotage, Strike, Walkouts, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Organizing
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Ragged - A Guide on DIY Punk Fashion (PDF) - (Lennon McCrea) - Fashion, Punks, Handstitching, Pants, Patches, DIY
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Sauna Zine #1(.PDF) - Mini-Zine, Sauna, Spa, DIY Guide, Illustration, Humor
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Sauna Zine #2(.PDF) - Mini-Zine, Sauna, Spa, Perzine, Illustration, Humor
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Security and Counter Surveillance(.PDF) - Security Culture, Information, Privacy, Data, DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism
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Security Culture: A Handbook for Activists(.PDF) - Security Culture, Information, Privacy, Data, DIY Guide, Protest, Resistance, Activism
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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
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Social Media for Unions(.PDF) - Unions, Activism Guide, Labor Movement, Workers, Class Struggle, Workplace, Promotion, Organizing, Social Media, Technology, Internet
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Street Medic Handbook(.PDF) - DIY Guide, Health, Activism, Resistance, Protest, Safety, Book
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Strike - A Guide to Walking Out(.pdf) Workers, Working Class, Class Struggle, Strikes, Sabotage, Unions, Organizing, Capitalism, Economics, Resistance, Activism Guide, Labor, Work
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Super Low Tech Screen Printing - A DIY Guide(.pdf) - Screenprinting, Art Guide, DIY, Printing, Printmaking
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Treehouse DIY(.pdf) - Treehouses, Construction, Secret Spaces, Building, DIY Guide, Forts, Nature, Trees
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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
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​Using InDesign(.pdf) - DIY Guide, How-To Guide, Graphic Design, Technology, Applications, Software, Adobe InDesign
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​You Can Make a Zine(.PDF) - DIY Guide, zines, zinemaking
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Zines! Feminist Do-It-Yourself Publishing(.pdf) - Feminism, DIY Guide, Writing, Publishing, Zinesters, Zinemaking, References​​​​​​​​​
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