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511 Marigny St., New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 948-0963 -- Open every day, 1-7 pm

Welcome to the Iron Rail Book Collective, a non-profit reading room, lending library, and bookshop located in the New Orleans Marigny neighborhood.

News & Events

For the latest news & events, check out our blog!

MEETINGS:
The collective meets very Wednesday evening at 8pm. This is an open meeting; newcomers and volunteers always welcome!

Thursdays at 8pm is Iron Rail Ladies' Nite, a relaxed-format project, discussion & social group for women, girls & female-identified persons only.

NEW! BACK! MOVIES AT THE IRON RAIL! Every Tuesday at 9 pm, free films in the Rail's lobby! Click here for the schedule.

SCHEDULING AN EVENT:
Feel free to talk to us about scheduling an event. We can be reached electronically, but it's best if you come to one of our weekly collective meetings and pitch your event in person.

We are always open to ideas! We'd most like to host local book readings and workshops/skill shares, but are down for whatever. We *cannot* host bands; we are not a musical performance venue. Events work best when held after our regular hours at 7 or 8 pm. We also have a projector and screen that can be used for showing films.

The latest from the Iron Rail Blog

FRIDAY: Second Line for Healthcare & Education! April 8
SRLC Welcoming Committee BBQ, this Saturday! April 2
More new records, mostly downtown. March 24

» Visit the blog

The Things We Carry

More info on the Rail and its components can be found on our "About" page!

Our library contains over 5,000 titles, including a strong fiction section. Our non-fiction covers a broad spectrum, organized by category, ranging from anarchist theory, feminism, gender/queer and race studies to history, philosophy and spirituality. We even have childrens' books and comic books!

The bookshop offers books from presses such as Verso, South End Press, Last Gasp, AK Press, and many others. We specialize in radical politics/culture and good local books about and by New Orleanians.

The Aboveground 'Zine Library has thousands upon thousands of 'zines across the spectrum, ranging from fanzines of the fifties to anarchist newspapers of the eighties, from the personal to the political and all subjects in between. This amazing globe- and generation-spanning archive is available for browsing any time the Rail's open!

The record rack stocks vinyl, CDs, and cassette tapes. We carry punk, hardcore, metal, indie rock, and more.

The reading room allows for comfortable browsing of our zine and reference collections.

Our new UPTOWN ANNEX, located at 4332 Magazine St. inside Magazine Perks, carries a tempting smattering of the goodness waiting in our primary location... a small "sampler platter" of 'zines, records, books, flyers & handcrafts.