I had the chance to spend two class sessions with 35 undergraduates whose final project was to create a social-justice–themed zine on a topic of their choice. To warm them up for the second session, I led a series of quick drawing exercises that culminated in an eight-minute challenge: making a zine about a food…
Category: Librarianship
Pizza LOVE Zine V.1 & V2
I made two new zines all about my love of pizza and why it keeps popping up in my art. You’ll see some of my drawings, learn about a GF pre-made crust I like, and more. #ILOVEPizza
Plant Spaces Zine
One of my favorite activities is to create and make zines. Then I like to give them away to friends, family, loved ones, and sometimes strangers. This is my latest zine which includes drawings I made about plants. I made this zine on my new Ricoh photocopier.
Potato Soup Zine
My latest zine features a recipe and more about my infamous potato soup.
To Good To Go Zine
To Good To Go is an organization and digital application which helps you rescue food that may be throw out by an establishment at the end of the day. This app is not for everyone. Partly because one doesn’t know what you will get and that can be trying if you have dietary restrictions, like…
Internet Archive Zine
I studied to be an artist and a librarian. For me, when these worlds collide this is what can happen. A HUGE CONGRATS to the Internet Archive for 1 TRILLION pages archived & many thanks for continuing to preserve culture. A special thanks to Louisa Cohen & Drew MacDonald for supporting this amaZINE collaboration. Download…
Lil Free Vending Machines at RU-NB
The LiL Free Vending Machines @RU-NB are a collaboration between Scarlet Arts Rx & Megan Lotts, artist & RU-NB Art Librarian. Have questions, please contact, Scarlet Arts Rx. Scarlet Arts Rx is a free arts & well-being program for Rutgers – New Brunswick students. Supported by the Chancellor’s Office, we are a MGSA x GSAPP…
Play Permit
The play scholar Stuart Brown defines play as a state of mind. He describes it as an absorbing, apparently purposeless, activity that provides enjoyment and the suspension of self-consciousness and time. It is also self-motivating; when we play, we want to keep playing or play again (Brown, 2009) Play involves critical thinking, evaluation, reflection, and…
Lil Zine Vending Machine at ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025
This project is an artist project created by Megan Lotts, ALA Editions author. All proceeds from this project will be donated to The ALA Public Support Program.
Scholarship
Access and learn more about my research, zines, teaching, and speaking engagements at this website.
Library Pros podcast…
On episode 115 of the Library Pros podcast… Want to laugh and learn at the same time? Then this is the episode for you. Megan Lotts, an Art Librarian at Rutgers talks and laughs about so many great things she is doing. She is a Maker, Author, Artist, Librarian and INNOVATOR!! We talk about the…
L&T Chat show…
On Season 5 Episode 9 of the L&T Chat Show (Oct. 30, 2024) with Roger Saunders, “Megan talks to me about how an experience with Lego at a conference in Manchester led to a 4000 mile road trip across America using playful learning to address issues in library services using creative thinking. She goes on…
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