{"title": "Creativity Break: Zines", "start": "2026-11-11T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T17:00:00-05:00", "place": "Elmer Holmes Bobst Library", "address": "Washington Square South 70, 10012 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/zines"], "description": "Creativity Break: Zines is a hands-on creativity break exploring zine making. It is hosted by NYU Libraries and led by Laurie Murphy. Zines are small, self-made publications that can be about anything, from a favorite hobby, pet, band or author to fashion, sexuality, politics, environmentalism or literary criticism. Materials are provided, examples of zines are shared for inspiration, and no experience is necessary.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/creativity-break-zines-81228/", "official_url": "https://nyu.libcal.com/event/17734223", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ee6427c6604084a38e6f8b03a28907fedd8ebfea9d75195628d2fa4269c2d1f9-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-11T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T17:00:00-05:00", "place": "Elmer Holmes Bobst Library", "address": "Washington Square South 70, 10012 New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Zine Making Workshop", "start": "2026-11-03T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T17:30:00-05:00", "place": "Queens Public Library", "address": "14th Road 151-10, 11357 Whitestone", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/zines"], "description": "Zine Making Workshop is a two-part, hands-on teen workshop where participants make small, self-published magazines called zines using simple materials like paper, scissors, and a pen. It is hosted by Queens Public Library, whose programme page lists it, and it takes place in person at the library's Broadway location in Astoria. Participants explore the history of zines and their many uses, discover free zines available online, and learn how to create, reproduce, and share their own. Whether interested in art, storytelling, or community engagement, attendees can express themselves in a fun and accessible way.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/zine-making-workshop-55191/", "official_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/zine-making-workshop/006973-1026", "image": ""}, {"title": "Let’s Make an Anthology with BlackMass Publishing", "start": "2026-11-02T13:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture", "address": "Malcolm X Boulevard 505, 10037 New York", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/collage", "diy/zines"], "description": "A hands-on zine publishing workshop in which participants craft a collective zine and produce their own knowledge, culminating in a limited edition collective anthology printed for pickup at the Schomburg Center after the program. It is facilitated by BlackMass Publishing, a Black independent press and archive founded by artist and publisher Yusuf Hassan, whose practice examines publishing as a means of documenting, preserving, and circulating knowledge through printed matter. The workshop is inspired by the Schomburg Center's centennial exhibition To Uncover and Reveal to the World: Arturo Schomburg's Library, which displays the 4600-book, pamphlet, art, and manuscript 'seed collection' purchased by the New York Public Library in 1926. Collaging tools are provided; participants should bring magazine clippings, photographs, and other ephemera they wish to incorporate into their zines.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/lets-make-an-anthology-with-blackmass-publishing-55715/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e3d1e95e84d5e5941741fa6326fd822adf118a01b33f6d9dd9e1d8fae7edebe9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Make Your Own Gratitude Journal Bookbinding Workshop", "start": "2026-11-04T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T17:00:00-05:00", "place": "Elmer Holmes Bobst Library", "address": "Washington Square South 70, 10012 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/bookbinding", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Make Your Own Gratitude Journal Bookbinding Workshop is a beginner-friendly, hands-on bookbinding session hosted by MindfulNYU and NYU Libraries. Participants get a step-by-step lesson in constructing and hand-sewing a blank gratitude journal, then decorating it with art supplies, with all bookbinding materials provided. The workshop explains how gratitude writing can rewire the brain to notice positive experiences, calming the nervous system and building emotional resilience. Attendees leave with a hand-bound journal and the foundational knowledge to sustain a gratitude journaling habit.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/make-your-own-gratitude-journal-bookbinding-workshop-81223/", "official_url": "https://nyu.libcal.com/event/17777894", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a94f77926f4a0e92458f8efbcb61a7635ac94fbf42dc48b3cb49470560f42ad7-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Some Other (Note) Books", "start": "2026-11-01T12:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Printed Matter, Inc.", "address": "West 11th Street 231", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/bookbinding"], "description": "A drop-in bookmaking workshop where anyone can build their own spiral-bound notebook. It is hosted by Some Other Books, a publisher of artists' books and multiples based in Queens, NY. 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Organized by Roxane Pickens and Laurie Murphy of NYU Libraries, the semester's sessions center on using objects such as plants, tea, and rocks as a point of focus and contemplation. 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Amid a revival of board games driven by strategy and cooperation rather than luck, participants plan a game, research game mechanics, design their play area and pieces, and figure out how to play-test their creation. Craft materials and makerspace tools such as 3Doodler Pens and the Cricut Machine are provided; no prior experience is required and entry is first-come, first-served.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/steam-lab-design-your-own-board-game-53532/", "official_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/event/004271-0926", "image": ""}, {"title": "For Educators | Teaching with Artist Books", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "El Museo Del Barrio", "address": "5th Avenue 1230, 10029 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/bookbinding", "art"], "description": "A full-day professional learning workshop for educators on teaching with artist books. El Museo Del Barrio hosts the event, which combines gallery experiences, hands-on bookmaking, and practical classroom applications. 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