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Title: ABC No Rio Zine Library Tour
Date & Time: December 17, 2025, 5:45 PM (Tour begins promptly at 6:00 PM)
Capacity: 12
Cost: Free! (ART Members only)
Location: The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, 107 Suffolk St #305, New York, NY 10002
Join us for a tour of the ABC No Rio Zine Library. The Zine Library Collective will welcome ART members and provide a behind-the-scenes look at the collection. The historic collection includes independent, underground and alternative publications on subjects such as music, culture, politics, personal experience, gender, health and self-education. The collective has a special interest in zines addressing neighborhood, political and social issues.
This is an in-person event limited to 12 people. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket in advance online in order to attend this event.
In the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. An ART staff member will reach out to you if a spot becomes available. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.
ABOUT
The ABC No Rio Zine Library began in the spring of 1998 when we rescued the Blackout Zine Library from a squat in the South Bronx that was facing eviction. Since then our library has grown from approximately 3,000 to over 13,000 publications.
The ABC No Rio Zine Library focuses on the following: Zines that emerge from, or cover, NYC’s Lower East Side and downtown Manhattan. Zines that are embedded in countercultures, subcultures, political scenes, DIY communities, and/or social movements. Zines that directly address social relations. Zines that engage in DIY practical advice-giving, covering such areas as parenting, education, health, dating, and peer support.
Arrival information
ABC No Rio Zine Library is located at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, 107 Suffolk St #305, New York, NY 10002 (Between Delancy and Rivington. The closest subway lines are the J, F, M, and Z trains at Delancy/Essex. Upon arrival, please navigate to the 3rd floor corridor to meet with other attendees and A.R.T. volunteers before the tour begins.
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