Okay, you caught me. I’m a nerd. I love books, and I love libraries. So, when I saw this come in I grabbed it. Library Bonnet is put together by Tommy and Julie, who both work in libraries. This is not likely to be in my local branch anytime soon, with the slogan, “Now packed with more LIBRARY in the butt and up your ass!” emblazoned across the front cover. They combine stories from their experiences both in and out of the library, interviews, short fiction, lists, some great cut-and-paste art, cartoons and comics, and package it all up in a lavender cover with stickers. Tommy Kovac also does the comics Stitch and Skelebunnies, published by Slave Labor Graphics. (Skelebunnies happens to be my favorite comic of the past five years.) Both Tommy and Julie seem to use this as a space to vent some frustrations towards their co-workers, people in the library, and life in general, which, in lesser zines, can come off as a depressing bitch-fest. Library Bonnet has a way about it that makes it funny instead of whiny and those comments that could seem catty always feel well deserved. Within minutes of finishing this issue, I ordered their whole back catalog. –Megan (Library Bonnet, 1315-I N. Tustin #259, Orange, CA92867)