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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Mask wearing at #CZF2026 was maybe 33%. We did our best. A very sincere thank you to everyone who was willing to mask up for Chicago Zine Fest! 💗

Photo of people at a moderately crowded event. About half the people are wearing face masks.

More people looking at zines at tablers. In this photo, the two exhibitors are wearing masks, but few visitors are.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

52 hours in Chicago, let's go!!!!

Violet wears a blue face mask while standing in front of a pastel pink light. The background shows "The Sky's the Limit," the neon lighted tunnel arr installation in terminal 1 of O'Hare airport.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Anyway if you're at Chicago Zine Fest this Saturday, track me down for my new zine about the Alexandria Library sit-in of 1939.

A zine that's the size and shape of an old card catalog card. The text is in the format of a card catalog, with the title "The Alexandria Library sit-in of 1939" and the author Violet Fox. It promises to be the first in the "Library History Zine" series.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

past me: "Oh I'll just make a new zine real quick before the fest." current me: You dumb motherfucker.

A wooden floor with a mess of paper copies spread out on the ground. Also visible is a paper cutter, a stapler, and a home printer.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The new antidepressant has been kicking in, so I no longer feel suicidal at all times, just the normal amount. It's been a long year of misery, but maybe I don't have to suffer quite as much now. Here's a nice street in Northampton.

A lovely street with large trees that have yellow and green leaves. Outdoor restaurant tables line the foreground.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New zine dropping next week at #JCLC2026 (the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color) in Spokane. If you'll be there, stop by the Program for Cooperative Cataloging booth in the exhibit hall to pick up a copy! #critcat 🎵📚😎

Zine cover with an image of an album record and the text "Fixing the Record: A PCC Playlist of DEI in Metadata".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is great! I haven't posted mine yet—I was waiting for them to share the project, but maybe I should just post mine in the meantime.

The cover of a mini zine with a lithograph image of a stock market panicked mob of men and text reading "USA at 250. 1893 : The Nation's Panic Attack".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reposting with alt text and link for accessibility. tinyurl.com/BFTSI2027

Flyer with an image of orange blossoms on a branch and text reading:

Duke Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies.

BLACK FEMINIST THEORY SUMMER INSTITUTE

Abundance

AUGUST 2-6, 2027

Kemi Adeyemi, Moya Bailey, Margo Natalie Crawford, Crystal Donkor, Uri McMillan, Petal Samuel, Marisa Solomon, Shatema Threadcraft.

CONVENED BY JENNIFER C. NASH
CONTACT KENDAL.DINNIENE@DUKE.EDU.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

when I saw the design: 🥰 when I saw who was being quoted: 🫩

Two beautiful letterpress posters with bright colors. Each has a quote from conservative news columnist David Brooks. The first one reads "Life is a series of daring explorations from a secure base" and the second reads "Communities don't come together for the sake of community; they come together to build something together".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Exactly one person showed up for my Wikipedia editathon, lol, but he was cool and I'm counting that as a success!! 📚

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you contribute to helping with the goal, I'll send you a copy of my Wikipedia zine in the mail for free! (Anywhere in the world is ok, just send me a message.) It's a fun read, I promise. 😊

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Returning to Western Mass today while wearing my face mask. Now I'll simply catch up on the latest posts on Bluesky, which I'm sure will be a chill, uplifting experience.

Violet, a tired-looking middle aged white woman, wears a purple face mask.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Finally got to ride the Como-Harriet Streetcar! This car was built in Minneapolis and ran here from 1908 to 1954.

A yellow and green streetcar surrounded by green-leaved trees.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📣 Brand new zine published to celebrate Labor Day: "Don’t Cross the Picket Line : Strike Solidarity for Beginners." Free to print or read online at violetbfox.info/dontcross/. This 24-page zine was created for anyone who's *not* part of a union and doesn't know much about unions or strikes.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

When the stars align perfectly and the book you preordered back in April shows up two hours before you leave for the airport. ✨️ 😗👌 The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard? by @sheerspite.bsky.social. Order info: sheerspite.ca/blog/2026/03...

Cover of a book titled "The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?". The cover is a riso-printed design of cozy things on a table, such as a coffee press, mugs, and art supplies in a cup.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Michigan State University Library is hosting the second Common Knowledge Zine Fest on Sun Oct 18th during their Open Access Week. CKZF asks: what can #zines teach us about creating & sharing knowledge outside traditional channels? Apply by Sept 20th: www.cognitoforms.com/LICZ/CommonK...

Flyer for Common Knowledge Zine Fest, with a drawing of a brain and text reading "Applications open! 15+ spots for research and nonfiction zinesters".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I got to bust out the Ursula Le Guin stamps in today's mail run, for the special folks who order two zines from me! 🐌

A set of post office stamps on envelopes. The largest is a 3 ounce Ursula K. LeGuin stamp, showing her face and a background of a winter scene from The Left Hand of Darkness. There is also an Indigenous raven stamp and a floral bouquet stamp.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Not going to kill myself today because my local McD's had Kitty Goji and Badtz Rodan.

Two small toy boxes showing illustrations of the toys inside: a Hello Kitty with a Godzilla suit on and a Badtz-Maru with a Rodan suit on.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#Tacoma, Washington is considering changing their current flag (left) to one designed by Tacoma artist Chandler O'Leary, who died unexpectedly in 2023 at age 41. #vexillology #Tacoma Sign the petition www.change.org/p/adopt-chan...; learn more about Chandler's flag chandleroleary.com/raise-the-fl...

A yellow seal on a dark blue background. The seal has the words "Seal of the city of Tacoma, 1884" and a monochrome image of Mount Tacoma, but with a waterway and bridge taking up a lot of the foreground. Classic seal on a bedsheets style flag.

A stylized Mount Rainier with a pale blue sky and water. A green horizontal band is below the mountain, with a small yellow circle in the middle of that band. The vibe is bold geometric shapes and cool colors.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today I'm sending out a full set of "Reserve and Renew: the LIS Mental Health Zine." These six issues were published once a year from 2018 to 2023. We had over a hundred people contribute essays, poems, visual art, and more. lismentalhealth.org 📚 #LISMentalHealth

Issues one through six of "Reserve and Renew: the LIS Mental Health Zine". They each have different designs and cover styles, from floral to photos of knit cables.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Finally caught up on my account balancing and was able to donate an additional $175 to the Prairieland defendants, for a total of $725. Very grateful for everyone's generous support these last two months!! It's disheartening to live in these times, but together we can do amazing things. #zines

screenshot from the Prairieland defendants crowdfunding page, showing a donation of $175 and a note saying "More donations from librarians around the world. We are looking forward to your release from these unjust sentences."

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I'd agree! (From last year. We had seats lower down but migrated up to escape obnoxious fans and liked the view from up top even better!)

A view of the Pittsburgh skyline as seen from the top of the stands at the Pirates ballfield.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Finally bought a cheap scale so I know whether I need a 1, 2, or 3 ounce stamp to mail my zines. Feels like a real step up in my snail mail nerdery. 🐌

A simple plastic scale designed for weighing things under a few pounds.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Brand new zine! Hot off the press! "Orange Pterodactyls : A Case Study of Colored Letters and Gendered Numbers" is a 24-page zine all about synesthesia. I share my spouse's experience with associating letters with colors and with letters & numbers having a gender. #zines

The cover of a new zine titled "Orange Pterodactyls : A Case Study of Colored Letters and Gendered Numbers". The cover has a photo of a plastic toy pterodactyl.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Adoptee friends & others impacted by adoption: I'm a librarian planning a display for November (National Adoption Month). These are just some of the books that'll be on display—I'd love your suggestions!

A stack of 12 library books about adoption with spine titles shown. The titles are:
* Broken Links, Enduring Ties
* Somebody's Children
* Culture Keeping
* Like Our Very Own: Adoption and the Changing Culture of Motherhood 1851-1950
* Following the Tambourine Man: a Birthmother's Memoir
* Giving Away Simone
* The Violence of Love: Race, Family, and Adoption in the United States
* Choosing Family
* Gay Fathers, Their Children, and the Making of Kinship
* BirthMarks: Transracial Adoption in Contemporary America
* Kinship by Design: A History of Adoption in the Modern United States
* A Living Remedy

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Antiquated Future is also a friend to libraries & archives! If you're looking to order zines for your library, they're a great option. 📚

A simple bumper sticker that reads "support your local archivist".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Antiquated Future also sells some pretty incredible stickers and postcards. #zines

Lucy from Peanuts sits at a booth with a sign that reads "Zines 5 cents, the zinesters is in".

A sticker that reads "pickleball is a cult".

A friendly green dinosaur sticker. It's reading a zine and the text reads "Read more zines!".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I love, love, love Portland-based zine distro Antiquated Future, and they're asking for help during a tough year. Buy some amazing #zines and help support the zine community! antiquatedfuture.com (Original instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DbYi0mGlN6z/)

flyer from Antiquated Future that says "The distro could really use your support right now. There are lots of ways to support the distro. Buy rad stuff and music, spread the word, intern for school, volunteer.".

A flyer with ways to help. Text reads:

Support Antiquated Future
* Buy from website, Etsy, Bandcamp
* Buy AF goods at Grovers Curiosity
Shop in Portland, Oregon
* Submit to our in-house zines
Share our posts
* Show off your AF merch in a story
* Tag your fave bands from the label
* Volunteer for events in Portland
* Intern for the zine distro or
for the record label

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Thanks all for the suggestions! For now, it's home to an impromptu meeting of Dinosaur Council.

A circle of plastic dinosaur toys inside the hidden compartment of the coffee table.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I bought this coffee table from my neighbors who are moving. It has a secret compartment. What am I putting in here??

A wooden coffee table in front of a small loveseat in a living room.

The top has been lifted off the coffee table to reveal an interior wooden box that is 28 inches long, 13 inches wide, and 5 inches deep.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Spending my Sunday stuffing the ballot for Pidgeley. 📚

Photo of a very cute, very round, hand-sewn pigeon.

Text reads:
Contestant 138
Pidgeley
Made by Isak Piccillo
Felted pigeon with a round, plump body in deep blue, featuring green and lavender feather details across the chest and gray wings. They have oversized button eyes and a small felt beak.

Letter:
Hi! My name is Pidgeley (spelled similarly to Berkeley) and I am delighted to apply to the position of Berkeley Public Library Mascot. I come from a proud line of literary and media-savvy pigeons, including the Pigeon Who Doesn't Drive the Bus, and the movie moguls of Disney film, "Bolt." As the world's roundest pigeon, I would be honored to represent you.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Calling over my coworker who's new to cataloging to show him what's called in the biz "a big oof." 😖📚

Screenshot of a MARC record of a personal name authority record. The 670 field shows that the cataloger viewed the author's website in 2014 and added in brackets "image of male," which means they saw an image of the author and decided to categorize them as male based on their photo.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The extremely hot temps and orange cast to the light are really lending credence to my "I'm in hell" theory.

A hazy sky with the sun looking orange-y framed by power lines and the tops of brick buildings.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Sometimes I feel like Western Massachusetts is my own personal hell.

A bumper sticker on a Subaru reading "Alexa change the president".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New call for proposals for zines to be published in a special issue of the Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement, aiming to reimagine scholarly publishing through the format of #zines. 📚 See the full call for proposals at www.facebook.com/TheRealJLOE & forms.cloud.microsoft/r/tvBkuugFpJ

A flyer for the Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement (JLOE) special issue. Text bubbles say "give us your zines!" and "reimagining scholarly publishing".

The flyer continues "We welcome scholarly and featured zine submissions that present original research, case studies, or comparable material that advance library outreach and engagement discussions. Check out the web form to learn more about this special issue." The microsoft cloud forms url is linked in this Bluesky post.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

If you need a postcard from the most northerly post office in the lower 48 states, just drop your address in my DMs! 🐌

A very small building with one small window and a sign reading "U.S. Post Office, Angle Inlet, Minnesota 56711. Most northerly post office in the contiguous U.S.".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Made it to the Northwest Angle! Minnesota achievement unlocked!

Violet and her spouse smile broadly at the sign that says "Welcome to the United States. You are entering the Northwest Angle, Minnesota".

A map of Minnesota showing a blue dot at the very tip top of the state.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Observing July 4th by leaving the U.S. We're currently trying our first ketchup chips in Fort Frances 🇨🇦. I'm skeptical.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

You're not wrong! Last year I went to Cryptid Mountain Miniature Golf in Morgantown WV, 13 holes and each features its own cryptid.

A minigolf decorated with a red-eyed Mothman above the hole, which is roped off with a TNT barrel.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Being required to give my address as a presenter at Core Forum but they don't tell me why they need my address.

A Google form asking for street address, city, state, and postal code. I've filled out the required forms by saying "please explain why you need my postal address, it's weird.".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I just made a donation for $550 (!) to the Prairieland defendants! Thanks to everyone who has bought a copy of my "Zines Are Back!" zine at #alaac2026 #alaac26. I'm still taking orders at violetbfox.info/zines-are-ba... if you'd like to pick up a copy for just $5.

screenshot for a $550 donation to the Prairieland defendants legal fees. A note from Violet says "Librarians across the U.S. are thinking of you and looking forward to the overturn of your unjust convictions.".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

One of your zines was right by the Zine Pavilion cube door. I heard multiple people laugh out loud at the title!

Violet takes a selfie in a purple face mask, in front of a dozen zines on display.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Thanks to everyone at #alaac2026 #alaac26 who is wearing a mask! I think it's a good way to honor @fobettarh.bsky.social's memory to try to keep us all safe and healthy.

Violet, a middle aged woman with glasses, wears a purple face mask.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Together we've raised over $250 for the Prairieland defendants through the sale of "Zines Are Back! : The Perennial Reemergence of the Zine Scene." Wow!!! Thank you to all for your support!! If you're at #alaac2026 #alaac26, stop by the #ZinePavilion (booth 2448) to pick up a copy for $5.

table with a zine. The zine is titled "Zines Are Back!" and the sign says $5 donation for each zine.

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

How would it be possible for library schools to train for all these things? (This list is from the original Inside Higher Ed article.)

A long sentence of text reading "Skills cited as in especially short supply include teaching experience, STEM expertise, social science expertise, art curation, spatial studies, organizational development, computer science, all manner of disciplinary fields, “area studies” of all types, scholarly communications, data visualization, research-data services, data management, information technology and systems work, geographic information systems, digital scholarship, data science, “data-intensive” fields, assessment, computational methods, fundraising, communications, publicity and marketing, and “information policy.”".

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

"Remember zines?" 💀 I'm selling these 28-page full-color zines for $5 (shipping included, even international). All money raised will be donated to the Prairieland defendants. If you're at #alaac2026, pick up a copy at the #ZinePavilion! If not, fill out the order form & I'll mail 'em after ALA.

A page from the zine, showing expects and headlines from news articles from 2008 and 2009 showing the cliché "zines aren't totally dead" framing we recognize from today's headlines.

Another page showing more articles from 2009 and 2011.

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