After a recent trip to Mattoon, Illinois, I came home inspired and made this little zine. It’s part love letter, part field guide—a brief, opinionated tour of places worth knowing, eating at, wandering through, and talking about. My hope is that anyone I know who finds themselves in Mattoon will have this in hand and…
Category: Librarianship
Costco CURIOUS Zine
In July of 2025, I attended a party at a friends house where we started talking about Costco and I began visualizing this zine. I grew up in a “Walmart community” therefore I’ve always been curious about Costco . We became members in 2022 and in 2024 we became executive members because we bought a…
Snack Mix Stories
I’ve always loved Chex Mix, though I usually call it snack mix. It’s delicious—but let’s be honest, it’s full of processed cereal and butter, which isn’t exactly a good thing. Still, sometimes you just have to indulge. Learn more about my preferred mix in my latest zine.
My name is Megan & I have IDEAS zine
This zine was created in December 2025 by Megan Lotts. It’s full of ideas that may or may not be possible and it encourages one to think about your own wild ideas.
Moon Fries Zine
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…
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…
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