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To think through the tools, methods, and practices for a queer approach to bibliography, I consider my role as an assistant at BookLab, the University of Maryland's English department makerspace, and how the letterpress printing we do there informs new pedagogies of bibliographical work. I conceptualize this method of bibliographical instruction through queer theory to think through the value that makerspaces bring to bibliographical instruction and the book arts, broadly conceived, especially when organized around concepts such as creativity, experimentation, and failure. Queer makerspace bibliography not only de-essentializes books in a way that contributes to a deeper bibliographical understanding of them, but also allows students to produce material objects that matter to them and resituates affect as a core component of bibliographical work. Furthermore, I argue that BookLab's identity as a queer counterpublic space invites further examination of the relationship between queerness, makerspaces, and the book arts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]