Sponsored by the Baltimore Bibliophiles March 22, 7:00pm EST Professor emeritus at Goucher College Arnie Sanders will discuss the rare book collection there. To register, please contact Binnie Syril Braunstein: bsbgc@aol.com
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Documenting Doc with Ron Hill Thursday, March 23rd, 7-8:30pm Eastern Ron Hill has been a book lover his whole life. He read Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea in third grade and The War of the Worlds in fifth grade. But, it was his first Doc Savage book in 1975, […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club March 24, 9:00am-5:30pm EST Join us virtually for a full-day symposium in celebration of the "Pattern and Flow: A Golden Age of American Decorated Paper" exhibition, sponsored by the Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Pattern and Flow” surveys for the first time the golden age of […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023 Contempo Jo Mora 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM Pacific In-person and virtual Presentation; all are welcome. The creative career of Joseph Jacinto “Jo” Mora (1876-1947) was both compelling and diverse. A painter, muralist, sculptor, building designer, cartographer, actor, set designer, cowboy, and husband and […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Society and the American Antiquarian Society Preregistration required via website. Would you like to attend? Click here to register. EVENT DETAILS: March Evening Program This presentation explores the appropriation, adaptation, and translation of the picture book Michaelmas Day or The Fate of Poor Molly Goosey. Originally issued by London publisher Dean & […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of California. In-person and virtual presentation Exhibition opening: American Ingenuity & Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Manuals. From air conditioners to yogurt makers, kitchen appliance manuals—with step by step directions for achieving a desired outcome—are incredible examples of early technical writing. The instruction manuals on display reflect a wide range of American […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Digest: March – April 2023 – This complimentary e-digest, now published bi-monthly, covers significant acquisitions and sales, manuscripts lost and found, rare books and ephemera, document conservation, and more news GET THE DIGEST IN YOUR EMAIL EVERY OTHER MONTH – SIGN UP HERE: https://oi.vresp.com/?fid=a84c0e0879 In the News Unrolling History […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club April 4, 6:00-7:30pm Children’s voices - found in diaries, manuscript newspapers, and other child-authored texts - constitute essential evidence for a fuller history of the American past, illuminating how young people encountered and interpreted their worlds. While such texts are abundant, they are not easily discoverable in archives. American Antiquarian […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club April 5, 6:00-7:30pm EST Join this Zoom event for a virtual pre-recorded tour of the "Pattern and Flow" exhibition followed by a live Q&A. “Pattern and Flow” surveys for the first time the golden age of American decorated paper, telling the story of 53 imaginative and innovative artists who, working […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society April 7 and April 8 at the John S. Knight Center in Akron. Friday: 3:00pm-8:30pm Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Mujeres Hispanas y Tipografía (Hispanic Women and Typography) celebrates the talents and contributions of Hispanic women to design and typography. Showcasing four individual projects created by Laura Meseguer, Marina Garone, Sandra García, Dafne Martínez, and Jimena Gamio, this publication targets tangible topics, such as educational systems, endangered indigenous […]
Sponsored by The Baxter Society Open to all members of FABS societies On Wednesday, April 12, at 7:00 pm, the Baxter Society will host Julia Bouwsma, the Poet Laureate of Maine, in an online meeting over Zoom. Julia Bouwsma is a poet, a farmer, and a small-town librarian. She lives off-the-grid in the Blue Mountains […]