Of greater scope than its subtitle suggests, From A to Zine: Building a Winning Zine Collection in Your Library, discusses not only establishing and building a zine collection, but also addresses issues of access, cataloging, circulation, preservation, publicity, programming, and outreach. Julie Bartel, the author of this slim yet unique volume, is the founder and coordinator of the Salt Lake City Public Library’s nearly decade-old zine collection. While zine collections remain uncommon, especially in public library contexts, Bartel frames both philosophical and pragmatic arguments in their support, offering firsthand examples of how zines have allowed unique engagements with users.

While public librarians will find this book most helpful, any librarian working with zines will find useful information as well as many highly valuable appendixes offering information including review sources, online discussion groups, libraries, and specialty stores. Readers would, however, appreciate a more nuanced discussion of e-zines. While correctly emphasizing the importance of tangibility and physical aspect in much of zine culture, Bartel’s overly dismissive stance towards electronic parallels (represented by a brief afterthought of a final chapter) leaves an inviting ellipsis for the next writer on this topic.