Hello and welcome!
This is the new online home of wares infoshop library. If it's your first time landing here, the about page gives a quick overview of the project, while individual pages, linked below with recent blog posts, will delve into specifics of its different aspects.
After restarting activities for a brief period in February 2022, we were forced to close and search for a new space as our lease wasn't renewed. With four months of intense work, we are finally gearing up to welcome visitors to our new space in September. We thank you for your patience, and sincerely apologise for any distress our hiatus has caused, especially with regards to failures at keeping up with the mutual aid initiative. This is something we're still working on, if slowly due to burnout and the isolating, fatiguing conditions of the ongoing pandemic – without forgetting that capitalism is the crisis.
In the meantime, we continue to work on adding more to pages here, refining what we write, and realigning our online presence away from social media platforms. Possibility arises from encounter, and there is much to build. In regaining momentum, we look forward to sharing space with friends, comrades, and fellow travellers again, and hope to meet you soon!
September 2022
How to visit?
Learn more about the infoshop library through the links above, including our community principles, and visit us by making an appointment. Every fortnight (or whenever we can), we update these options which show the availability of volunteers who care for our space, opening only when there are appointments, or if indicated otherwise. Pick a date and time from them and send in a form with your contact info. If you're looking to have an intentional gathering or need more space, booking ahead of time also helps us better plan our schedule.
All are welcome!
- We’re still here, help us keep going!It’s been a rough few months. This dispiriting world we inhabit, there often doesn’t feel like any point in going on. But being in this space tends to draw one back in to refocus intentions. From the shelves brimming with ideas to plants lush with life and when friends and… Read more: We’re still here, help us keep going!
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Options for you to visit during the week of 19 January 2026
There are no visiting options this week as we're busy with prep for Labour Block, happening Saturday (24 Jan) and Sunday (25 Jan) 1–8pm at Scape. We will be bringing part of our zine library out to share in a reading and resting zone, and will have publications and printworks for sale, including some newly gathered from friends in the network. As we've said in similar past outings, it's understandable that such an event, particularly with the way it is in proximity to the logics of commerce and even though it has been intentionally framed as a counter, can be overwhelming, so there is no expectation to turn up. But of course we'd love to see friends and supporters, and there may be creative practices you may like to discover, we encourage you to mask up with a good respirator if you do come (we may have a few KF94s to give away).
If you'd like to help us plan the following weeks, send in your appointments ahead of time. Looking to be back very soon!
24 Saturday
1–8pm Labour Block25 Sunday
1–8pm Labour Block* means open for sure
commun~ for a more social time
Check Discord for last minute updatesDates and times may change the further we get from the post date.
We still strongly encourage visitors to wear a mask — we honour requests for all to mask up, which applies for the full day — and suggest doing so during enclosed commutes and in crowded spaces. Disposable masks are available but bring your own for the best fit and quality that you’re already comfortable with.