Difference between revisions of "Chicago Underground Library"

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The Chicago Underground Library was founded in February 2006 by Nell Taylor and Emerson Dameron.

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 == History ==
-The Chicago Underground Library (CUL) is a collection focusing on material produced by small presses or independent publishers in the Chicago area. The collection includes [[zines]], [[comics]], [[books]], [[chapbooks]], [[newsletters]], [[art books]], [[magazines]] and [[pamphlets]], with an emphasis on inclusivity and a disregard for formats and genres.
+The Chicago Underground Library was founded in February 2006 by [[Nell Taylor]] and [[Emerson Dameron]].
-CUL is among a number of organizations formed to house materials which are frequently excluded from library shelves, but the CUL collection is defined more by location than by any format or subculture.
 == Events/Projects ==