Who Owns This Sentence? Copyright Then and Now
The Grolier Club Copyright today controls a vast range of created things, from songs to software, fancy dress costumes and semiconductor chip designs; it also provides a neverending income stream […]
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Virtual Exhibition Tour and Q&A: Jeffrey Johnson on “Whodunit?”
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Free and Open to the Public; virtual tour Feb 5, 6:00pm -7:30pm Eastern Time Whodunit? Key Books in Detective Fiction features selections from Grolier Club member […]
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Rebecca Rego Barry: “The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells” [mystery fiction and more]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Whodunit, you ask? Carolyn Wells—82 times between 1909 and 1942. Yet she is all but unknown today, unless it’s for her bibliomystery classic, Murder in the […]
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Andrew Pettegree: The Book at War
The Caxton Club How would you answer if someone were to ask you to tell them about when German language books were being tossed into bonfires? Before you attend this […]
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The Life, Motto, and Library of William Walker (1570-1642), Vicar of Chiswick
Co-presented and co-hosted by The Book Club of California, The Bibliographical Society of America and the American Trust for the British Library. Feb 12, 6:00pm Pacific Time An in-person and […]
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FABS Handpress Era Group
Sponsored by FABS The Handpress Era group meets for presentations and discussion of printed books and materials before 1800. This month features presentations by FABS Chair Jennifer Larson (a 16th […]
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FABS 19th Century Group
Sponsored by FABS Join us for an hour of convivial discussion about all things 1800s and bibliophilic! Contact Jennifer at info@fabsocieties.org for a link. The 19th Century group meets the […]
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The Wonderful (and Weird) Winterthur Library, with Allie Alvis
Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington A virtual visit with a terrific guide (Allie Alvis, Curator of Special Collections) to get the back story on the formation of the […]
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From Treasure Room to Reading Room: The History of Special Collections
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles Cassie Brand, Curator of Rare Books at Washington University Libraries in St. Louis will present a talk to The Baltimore Bibliophiles. Her topic is: "From […]
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Virtual Talk by Ken Gloss of Boston’s famed Brattle Book Shop
Sponsored by The Book Club of Detroit Kenneth Gloss, internationally known rare book specialist, appraiser, and proprietor of Boston's famed Brattle Book Shop, will give a virtual presentation for The […]
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FABS Bindings Group: Sophia S. W. Bogle on Book Restoration Unveiled
FABS Special Interest Group: Binding 26 February, 2024 7:30pm eastern / 6:30pm midwest / 5:30pm mountain / 4:30pm pacific (*please note that this program has been moved due to the […]
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FABS Living With Books Group
Sponsored by FABS A new FABS group on Living with Books will hold its first meeting this month. Hosted by The Private Library author Reid Byers, this group will meet […]