This tour requires pre-registration.Listed beginning and end times for this off-site event include travel time for the recommended transportation method.Actual tour begins at 1:30pm and ends at 2:45pm.Transportation details are below.The Salt Lake City Main Public Library has one of the largest and most well-known zine collections in the country. Started in 1997 by Librarians Julie Bartel and Brooke Young, the SLCPL has continued to collect zines through donations and events such as the Alt Press Fest, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary. What are zines? Why are they important to libraries? Do patrons actually read them? We will discuss all of this and more! This tour will highlight the City Library's zine collection and cataloging, Special Collections, and architectural "highlights" of the Main Library including the roof top garden (weather permitting).
Maximum Participants: 30
Fee: $10
Accessibility: Walk, navigate accessible library building
Transportation:
Walk four blocks (.4 miles) from conference hotel to the library. Meet your tour wrangler at the 600 South entrance of the Grand America.
