Professor positions
Seneca College, Library and Information Technician program | 2022- 2023
• Teaching future library professionals about aspects of library work
• Teaching courses in library programming, library promotions and acquisitions
Conference Presentations
Not “Light and Frothy”: the forgotten radical feminist history of Canadian librarianship
Ontario Library Association SuperConference, Toronto | 2025
• Co-presenting a talk about the 1970s publication The Emergency Librarian, its documentation of the struggle for women’s liberation within the library sector, and the importance of primary source research within library professional development
?Poster – Shop Local! Working with booksellers to create approval plans
American Library Association Annual Conference, San Diego | 2024
• Presenting a poster detailing the steps and benefits to building relationships with independent bookstores to provide library materials
?Ask a (Comics) Librarian
Toronto Comic Arts Festival | 2024
• Participating on a panel of Canadian and US librarians discussing what comics librarianship looks like and how it can help bolster comics sales and growth
?Poster – Ditch Amazon! Building capacity to work with local booksellers and vendors
Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto | 2024
• Co-presenting a poster detailing a project to bring a small vendor on board to provide shelf-ready materials
?Zines Legacy Part 2 – the intersection of Queercore and Riotgrrrl Movements
Toronto Comics Arts Festival | 2023
• Appearing on a panel of zine and comic makers discussing the debt the current zine world owes to two zine-making and activist movements
?Poster – On Second Thought: Re-evaluating the University of Toronto’s pandemic-driven OverDrive acquisitions in a post-library closure world
Electronic Resources and Libraries Annual Conference, Austin | 2023
• Co-presenting a poster including an analysis of UTSC’s audiobook collection project
?Multimodal Literacies: The Superpowers Inherent in Reading Comics
Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Toronto | 2023
• Co-presenting a session about how comics literacy creates more multi-literate citizens
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Library Zines
Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto | 2020
• Co-presenting a session on building and promoting zine collections
OLA Education Institute Webinar
Summer 2019
• Presenting a talk about comics collection development and maintenance
Why Comics Are Different (And Why They Should Be)
Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto | 2019
• Co-presenting a session on why comics should be treated as a special collection
Comics roundtable discussion: Comics Librarianship Today and Tomorrow!
ALA Annual, New Orleans | 2018
• Collaborating on a session on the future of comics professional development for library workers
Comics Roundtable: What does the future of comics librarianship look like?
ALA Annual, New Orleans | 2017
• Collaborating on a session on the future of comics librarianship
Running a Library Presence @ Fan Conventions, Festivals, and Events
ALA Annual, New Orleans | 2017
• Panel discussion about bringing comics librarianship to comics conventions with me, Matthew Murray, JP Porcaro & Natalie DeJonghe
Creating Communities Through Special Collections
TRY+ Conference, Toronto | 2017
• Collaborating on a session detailing how a zine collection can foster community
Online Instruction
Video guide to the Ontario College of Art and Design University’s Dorothy H. Hoover Library
Zine Making workshops
2018 – 2020: Roy Thomson Hall, Call & Response program
2013 – 2017: OCAD University’s library and Learning Zone, various workshops
Summer 2013: Children’s Book Bank
Winter 2013: Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library — “Drawing on her broad knowledge and experience, Lindsay gave us background on the history of zines and underground publishing. She brought lots of samples for us to look at, and demonstrated techniques for creating our own zines. The workshop was comprehensive, entertaining and pitched just right for the teens and adults who attended.” — Elizabeth Campbell, Teen Librarian, Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Talks on the History of Zines and Zine Culture
Fall 2013: Oasis Skateboard Factory
Spring 2012: ARLIS/NA Conference for the A to Z(ine): Building, Promoting and Sharing Zine Collections workshop
Winter 2012: 3Cs iSchool Student Conference (Zines and Libraries talk on the Performing Arts panel)
Fall 2011: University of Toronto — Guest lecture about the history of zines and the possibilities for library readers’ advisory
Winter 2010: YMCA Academy
Fall 2010: Toronto Reference Library — Presenting the zine library and moderating a panel discussion about zines today
Spring 2006: York University — Guest lectured to a media class about the history of zines and zine making