Age Group:
3-12 months, 12-23 months, 2-3 years, 3-5 years, 5-7 years, 8-11 years, 9-13 years, 12-14 years, 14-18 years, 16+ years, 18+ years, 60+ yearsProgram Description
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Come celebrate the DIY spirit with us at our very first Zine Mini Fest!
Zines (pronounced "zeens") are self-published print-works made in small batches. Short for "magazine," they can be about anything!
Spark your creativity at a variety of workshops and activity stations, with something for everyone to love.
Stations:
- Screenprint a tote bag from our Friends' Book Nook with Studio Shift’s Mobile Press
- Add to our indoor doodle mural with Doodlefest
- Take home a free comic from Comics for Christmas
- Make your own buttons and stickers
- Talk with the Master Gardeners and check out the Seed Library!
- Create blackout poetry with upcycled book pages
- Come between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to chalk up our sidewalk!
Workshops:
To register, see Library Market events for April 18th, 2026, at Bayside Library.
- 12-12:45 p.m. - Zine Binding with T.A.G. (Ages 14+)
- 12-1 p.m. - Baby Paint and Play (Ages 3-24 months)
- 12-1 p.m. - Bayside Zine Mini Fest: Explore the VBPL Photo Library (Ages 18+)
- 12:15-1:15 p.m. - Zine Making with Richard Justice (Ages 12+)
- 1:30-3 p.m. - Zine Making in Word (Ages 16+)
- 2-2:45 p.m. - Make Hanging Paper Dolls (ages 9-18)
- 2-3 p.m. - Poetry Workshop with Arts for Learning (All Ages)
- 3:30-4 p.m. - Get Your Zine In Our Library Info Session (Ages 14+).
Live Demo: Steamroller Printmaking
In the parking lot, watch a steamroller print an image onto canvas with a giant woodcut block! Watch the show in the Bayside Library Parking Lot.
- 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
- 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Additionally, this event will include the launch date for our brand new Zine Collection. Find out how to YOUR zine in our library!
See you at the fest!
Disclaimer(s)
Age Requirement for Registration
Registrants must be in the designated age range at the start of the program for all programs.