FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
Sponsored by FABS This congenial Zoom group moderated by Bill Bryson and Richard Kopley meets monthly to discuss all things bookish and 19th century! We hope you will join us. […]
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FABS Living With Books: What Book Opened Up a New World for You?
Sponsored by FABS Hosted on Zoom by Reid Byers, author of The Private Library, this discussion-based group focuses on the joys and challenges of the home library. This month's topics: […]
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Play Reading: Colin Murphy’s “Inside the GPO”
Sponsored by The Grolier Club This play covers the five days in which the 1916 Rebels occupied the GPO after proclaiming an independent Irish Republic. First performed inside the General […]
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Sam Gatteno: From Papyri to the 20th Century
Sponsored by The Book Club of Detroit Bookseller Sam Gatteno presents highlights from his eclectic collection, including Shakespeare and Shakespeare forgeries, incunables and 16th century books, fine press books, art […]
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FABS Handpress Zoom: A 1474 Medical Dictionary and A Holy Card
Sponsored by FABS On Monday July 13 we have two guests: Dr. Gene Flamm will discuss his copy of the first printed medical dictionary: Simon Genuensis . Synonyma medicinae sive […]
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Digital Scriptorium for North American Manuscript Collections
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday - A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, July 13 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Lynn Ransom, Curator of Schoenberg […]
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FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
Sponsored by FABS Join this congenial group for conversation about all things bibliophilic and 19th-century! We meet monthly on the third Thursday. To be added to the list for links, […]
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FABS Bindings Zoom: Dr. Stephanie Stillo of the Library of Congress
Sponsored by FABS Dr. Stephanie Stillo, Chief, Rare Books and Special Collection Division at the Library of Congress will show us some of the recently acquired bindings in the collection. […]
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A Haggadah, A Collection, A Synagogue: The Harold Greenbaum Rare Book Collection with Jane Rothstein
Sponsored by NOBS 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Congregation Mishkan Or, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Beachwood, Ohio, is the steward of an extraordinary collection of more than 200 rare volumes of Hebrew and […]
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Celebrating People’s History
The Celebrate People’s History poster series has organized and curated by Josh MacPhee since 1998. The over 200 posters in the ongoing series are rooted in the do-it-yourself tradition of […]
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FABS Living With Books: Decorations in the Library and Reading Equipment
Sponsored by FABS On July 28 join your host Reid Byers and the gang for another lively discussion about Living With Books. Our topics this month: (1) "Prints, Paintings, and […]
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Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford
Troublemaker tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death; this […]