Look Back Library (LBL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of skateboard magazines, and other printed skateboard materials, through traveling exhibits and the building of publicly accessible skateboard magazine libraries.[1][2][3]
Formation | 2015 |
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Founder | Kevin Marks |
Type | Nonprofit organization |
Headquarters | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Staff | 1 |
Website | lookbacklibrary |
Mission edit
As a "Skate Mag Preservation Society" the Look Back Library aims to promote literacy and the appreciation of printed skateboard materials, particularly magazines. The LBL engages in community outreach through exhibits of classic skate magazines; as well as, installing skate magazine libraries at local Skate shops and other venues.[4]
History edit
Founded by Kevin Marks in 2014, the Look Back Library originated from a pet project of Marks' to improve the skate magazine library at Launch, a community skate organization located in Fort Collins, Colorado.[5][6] While improving the library at Launch, he noticed considerable interest from both readers and collectors. Marks conceived of the Look Back Library as a way to place the magazine duplicates he was accumulating into a space where the public could read them.[2] The Look Back HQ is located in San Diego, CA, with Marks spending a good portion of the year traveling and installing libraries.[7][8]
41 Years of the Ollie edit
In 2019, Look Back Library travelled around the United States, touring a show titled 41 Years of the Ollie - a magazine cover exhibit exploring the history of the ollie.[9]
Libraries edit
California edit
- Slappy's Garage - San Diego
- Look Back HQ - San Diego, CA*
- Local Skate Shop - Lakeside
- The House Skate Shop - Vista
- Handplant - Laguna Beach
- Socal Skate Shop - Mission Viejo
- Focus Board Shop - Lake Forest
- Joker's Skate Shop - Huntington
- Next Up Foundation - Anaheim
- Contenders Boardshop - Orange
- Long Beach Skate - Long Beach, CA
- Transitions - Carson, CA
- Apt Skate Shop - Torrance, CA
- 3043 Board Shop - South Gate, CA
- South Bay Skates - Torrance, CA
- Unmodern Industries - Santa Fe Springs, CA
- The Garage Board Shop - Los Angeles, CA
- Six Stair - Los Angeles, CA*
- Overcast Skate Shop - Temecula, CA
- Kingswell - Los Angeles, CA
- Off Top - Los Angeles, CA
- Skate Punk Skate Shop - City of Industry, CA
- Pawn Shop Skate Co. - Covina, CA
- Crooks Skate Shop - Riverside, CA
- Skateboarding Hall of Fame - Simi Valley, CA
- Lighthouse Skate Shop - Santa Barbara, CA
- Impact Skate Shop - Bakersfield, CA
- Skate Works - Los Altos, CA
- Red Curbs Skate Shop - Fremont, CA
- The Orchid - Goleta, CA*
- Red Curbs II - Concord, CA
- San Francisco Skate Club - San Francisco, CA
- Mission Skate Shop - San Francisco, CA
- Proof Lab - Mill Valley, CA
- Brotherhood Board Shop - Santa Rosa, CA
- Street Science - Livermore, CA
- Kingpin Skate Shop - San Joaquin County, CA
- Woodward West - Stallion Springs, CA*
- Boulevard Skate Shop - Sacramento, CA
- Hangtown Board Shop - Placerville, CA
Washington edit
- Unknown Board Shop - Bellingham, WA
- All Together Skatepark - Seattle, WA
Oregon edit
- Shrunken Head Skate Shop - Portland, OR
- SOL SK8S - Bend, OR
- Windell's Camp*
Colorado edit
- Launch - Community through Skateboarding - Fort Collins, CO
- Curbside skatepark - Englewood, CO
New Mexico edit
- Microwave - Albuquerque, NM
Arizona edit
- Cowtown - Tempe, AZ*
- Mortal Skate Shop - Tucson, AZ
Virginia edit
- Cardinal Skate Shop - Norfolk, VA
Pennsylvania edit
- Switch & Signal Skatepark - Swissvale, PA
- Ignition - Lancaster, PA
- Holistic - Reading, PA
- Woodward EAST*
New York edit
- Krudco - Rochester, NY
- Jamestown Skate Products - Jamestown, NY
- KCDC - Brooklyn, NY[10]
New Jersey edit
- NJ Skate Shop 1 - Jersey City, NJ
- NJ Skate Shop 2 - New Brunswick, NJ
- High Voltage Cafe - Asbury Park, NJ
Massachusetts edit
- The Edge Indoor Skatepark - Taunton, MA
Maryland edit
- Vu Skate Shop - Baltimore, MD
North Carolina edit
- Backdoor Skate Shop - Greenville, NC
Georgia edit
- Ruin - Dunwoody, GA
South Carolina edit
- Continuum - Charleston, SC[11]
Florida edit
- The Boardr - Tampa, FL*
Texas edit
- Crooks - El Paso, TX
- AltaVista Skate Shop - San Antonio, TX
- 4Dwn skatepark - Dallas, TX
- Deviance Skate Supply - Wichita Falls, TX
- Southside Skate Shop - Houston, TX
Oklahoma edit
- Nine One Skate - Tulsa, OK
Nebraska edit
- Precision Skate Shop - Lincoln, NE
Kentucky edit
- Riot Skatepark - Louisville, KY
Indiana edit
- Minus - Indianapolis, IN
- Rhett Skateboarding - Bloomington, IN
- Killer Skatepark - Evansville, IN
Tennessee edit
- Hunt Supply Co - Nashville, TN
- Sixth Avenue Skatepark - Nashville, TN
Ohio edit
- Tri-Star Skates - Cleveland, OH
- Demented Skate Shop - Liberty Township, Butler County, OH
Wisconsin edit
- Cream City Skatepark - Butler, WI
- Freedom - Madison, WI
Minnesota edit
- Familia HQ Skatepark - Minneapolis, MN
Illinois edit
- Ground Floor Skateboards - Rockford, IL
- Fargo Skateboarding - DeKalb, IL
- F A Skates - Prospect, IL
Kansas edit
- All City Skateboarding - Wichita, KS
- River Rat Skate Shop - Lawrence, KS
Michigan edit
- Plus Skateboarding - Farmington, MI
Missouri edit
- Missouri Vortex aka Hermann's Hole, near Hermann, MO*
- Escapist - Kansas City, MO
Canada edit
- Antisocial - Vancouver, BC
- ToplessPizza Shredquarters
Australia edit
- Hemley Skateboarding - Fitzroy, Victoria
Note: *libraries available by appointment only
References edit
- ^ "Lookback Library Video and Events". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ a b "LOCALS: BUILDING FREE SKATE MAGAZINE LIBRARIES WITH KEVIN MARKS". Jenkem Magazine. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "Look Back Library: the World's Largest Collection of Skate Magazines". HYPEBEAST. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "How the world's biggest skate mag collection become a hub for learning". Huck Magazine. 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "Look Back Library". Next Up Foundation. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ admin (2016-04-24). "Looking Back Library – Interview with Kevin Marks by Sergej Vutuc". Confusion Magazine: International Skateboarding Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "These Skateboard Magazine Libraries Are Fighting To Immortalise Print". Konbini - All Pop Everything! (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "A Look into the Look Back Library". SOLO Skateboardmagazine.
- ^ "Lookback Library Video and Events". www.thrashermagazine.com.
- ^ "CATCHING UP WITH KEVIN, THE TRAVELING SKATE MAG LIBRARIAN". Jenkem Magazine. 9 July 2019.
- ^ Bland, David Travis (20 April 2016). "Kevin Marks Brings His Archive of Skateboard Magazines to Columbia". Post and Courier.