ðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ˈaʊt ɪnðə nˈaʊdᵻfˈʌŋkt mˈoʊ dʒˈoʊz kˈɔfi ʃˈɑːp, ɐ ɹˈɑːskoʊ vˈɪlɪdʒ hˈæŋɡaʊt ænd hˈʌb fɔːɹ zˈiːnɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd æktˈɪvᵻɾi ɪn ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ.
The library started out in the now-defunct MoJoe's coffee shop, a Roscoe Village hangout and hub for zine-related activity in Chicago.