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SUMMARY:FABS Living With Books Zoom Group
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nHosted by The Private Library author Reid Byers\, this group meets on Zoom\, on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Discussions will cover acquisition\, cataloging and photographing collections\, home libraries\, book furniture\, conservation and storage\, and much more. All are welcome to participate. \nThis month’s topics: \nReal and Dream Libraries Redux\n– a continuation of last month’s discussion of what we have and what we’d like \nLibrary Seating\n– chairs for work\, chairs for reading\, sofas\, daybeds\, window-seats\, etc \nTo receive links and announcements\, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-living-with-books-zoom-group-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T193000
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SUMMARY:FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nJoin us for convivial conversation about all things bookish and 19th century! We meet on the third Thursday of the month\, 4:30-5:30pm Pacific/7:30-8:30pm Eastern. To receive announcements and links\, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org).
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-19th-century-zoom-group-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T193000
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SUMMARY:FABS Bindings Group: Lang Ingalls on Design Bindings From Across the Pond
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nFABS Bindings Zoom Group: Join us for a presentation and discussion by Lang Ingalls on design bindings from European makers. Lang will show several bindings with visually engaging elements. Attendees are invited to share interesting bindings of their own. \nTo receive a link and join the mailing list for this group\, contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-bindings-group-lang-ingalls-on-design-bindings-from-across-the-pond/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T180000
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SUMMARY:Imaginary Books: Lost\, Unfinished\, and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \nA cross between a book exhibition and a conceptual art installation\, this exhibition consists of a collection of books that do not really exist. Curated by Reid Byers\, the exhibition includes approximately 100 books and associated arealia from his collection—all simulacra created with a team of printers\, bookbinders\, artists\, and calligraphers—of lost books that have no surviving example\, unwritten books that were planned but left unfinished\, and fictive works that exist only in fiction. Highlights of the exhibition include William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Won\, the lost sequel to Love’s Labour’s Lost\, and Ernest Hemingway’s first novel\, stolen in his wife’s valise at the Gare de Lyon in 1922 and never recovered. \nExhibition opening with remarks by Reid Byers\, author\, collector\, curator\, and president of the Baxter Society \n **An in-person event at the Book Club in San Francisco and streamed on Zoom. The exhibition will be on view through July 14\, 2025. \nTo register for the online event\, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lsk2NMfRR0G632KHo2IOXg#/registration
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/imaginary-books-lost-unfinished-and-fictive-works-found-only-in-other-books/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250314T120000
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SUMMARY:Oren Margolis on Aldus Manutius
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Caxton Club. \nMarch Midday Program \nDr. Oren Margolis\, associate professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich \n \n“So\, are you going out with that Aldus guy again?” \n“I don’t know. Not sure I like that type.” \nAldus. Aldine Press. Italics. Octavo. All immensely influential in the history of printing innovations. So let’s Zoom to Venice in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries to meet that fascinating and exacting printer\, publisher\, and nurturer of writing talent: Aldus Manutius. \nOur guide on this journey will be Dr. Oren Margolis\, associate professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of East Anglia in Norwich\, a UNESCO City of Literature. Much published\, Margolis created an exhibition called Aldus Manutius: The Struggle and the Dream at Oxford’s Bodleian Library and is the author of Aldus Manutius: The Invention of the Publisher (Reaktion Books\, 2023). \nEven though he was awarded his PhD from Oxford and his MA in Medieval History from King’s College London\, Oren speaks passable American\, having earned his BA from that traditional Big Ten school the University of Southern California. \nAldus printed incunabula\, was instrumental in publishing and printing works of Desiderius Erasmus\, and in a remarkable feat that outshone anything Nostradamus forecast\, once predicted that he would be the subject of a well-attended Caxton Club meeting. Don’t let Aldus down. \nEven if you can’t attend at the scheduled time\, if you’re interested\, please register. After the program\, we’ll send an email to all registrants\, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live\, ran into technical issues\, or simply wanted to watch it again. \nFor more information and to register\, click here: https://caxtonclub.org/event-5903263/Registration \nRegister today!
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/oren-margolis-on-aldus-manutius/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T191500
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SUMMARY:Dr. David Wolf on Pioneers of 20th Century Hematology
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Bay Area History of Medicine Society with The Grolier Club \nThe Bay Area History of Medicine Society and the Grolier Club of New York will hold their annual joint lecture and dinner meeting at the UCSF Library\, Wednesday March 12\, 2025. \n“Pioneers in 20th-Century Hematology featuring Drs. Janet Vaughan and George Minot.” \nDr David Wolf will address us on the rise of organized hematology in the US and Great Britain.  This includes biographies of the Nobel laureate George Minot and and the relatively obscure but extraordinary British hematologist Janet Vaughan.  She organized the emergency blood transfusion service during the London Blitz\, and then travelled to Belsen concentration camp after the WWII to refeed the surviving internees.  She was appointed Principal of Somerville College\,Cambridge\, was a life-long social activist\, and one of six women featured in the1984 BBC’s series Women of our Century. The presentation also features appearances by Lady Osler\, Virginia Woolf\, and Margaret Thatcher! \nDr David Wolf is clinical professor of medicine at Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyternian hospital.  He is a clinical hematologist oncologist whose long career has involved patient care\, teaching and research\, with a special interest in immune thrombocytopenic purpura. He is a governor of the American Osler Society\, and is a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. In 2021\, he established the David J. Wolf\, M.D. Medical Archives Endowment which sponsors a Visiting Research Scholar Program at Weill-Cornell Medicine in New York.He has been a member of the Grolier Club since 2010 and has formed a large collection of medical books\, especially early works on anatomy\, pathology and hematology.  He recently bought three more incunables! \nThis is the seventh in the current series of joint meetings beginning in 2017\, annually except 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic. The speakers have all been Grolier Club members who have distinguished themselves as librarians\, book collectors\, or historians of medicine. The previous lecturers were Christopher Lyons of the Osler Library at McGill\, Paul Kligfield\, M.D.\, Zlatko Pozeg\, M.D.\, Brian Morrison\, M.D.\, Jeremy Norman\, the publisher and antiquarian bookseller\, and Steven Lomazow\, M.D. \nThe lecture will be streamed live\, and archived by UCSF for later viewing. To receive a link contact Dr. Andrew Nadell: caius@caius.com \nThe lecture will begin at 7:15 pm Pacific and last for about 45 minutes\, plus question time from the audience and online viewers. \nIN PERSON ATTENDANCE: \nThe meeting will be held Wednesday March 12\, 2025 in the Lang Room\, at the Kalmanovitz Library\, 530 Parnassus Avenue\, San Francisco\, California. \nReception and drinks at 5:30 pm\, dinner at 6:15 pm. \nThe lecture will begin at 7:15 pm\, and last for about 45 minutes\, plus question time from the audience and online viewers. \n$100 per ticket in person includes dinner buffet\, wine\, and other beverages. \nPlease send checks drawn to BAHMS to: J.Gordon Frierson\, M.D.\, 140 Melville Ave\, Palo Alto\, 94301. \nTo reserve and pay by credit card\, text or phone Sally Kaufmann Cowan\, M.D.\, at 415-567-3535.
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/dr-david-wolf-on-pioneers-of-20th-century-hematology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250312T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250312T130000
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SUMMARY:Paul F. Gehl on Bob Middleton\, The Designer-Craftsman Par Excellence
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Club \nMarch Midday Program \n \nRobert Hunter Middleton (1898-1985) was a Caxton Club stalwart for half a century. He is now remembered primarily as a pioneer in the revival of the great engraver on wood\, Thomas Bewick. In his own day\, however\, Middleton was best known as the prolific designer of types for the Ludlow Typograph Company of Chicago. In 1985\, the Caxton Club published a retrospective of Middleton’s career as RHM: The Man and His Letters\, still the standard reference. In this talk\, Paul Gehl will illustrate how Middleton embodied (and wrote about) the relationship of fine press printing and other craft practices to design for mass-market\, industrial scale printing. \nPaul is Curator Emeritus at the Newberry Library. At the Newberry\, he processed the Middleton archive\, and after retirement he authored a book on Middleton’s early career as type designer. Just this year he edited a volume with the title\, The Designer-Craftsman Speaks: Writings of Robert Hunter Middleton. \nBoth of Paul’s books and the Caxton Club’s memorial volume will be available for purchase upon registering for the program. See details below. Prices include tax and shipping. \nRegister today. \nFor more information and to register\, follow the link: https://caxtonclub.org/event-6090568/Registration \nEven if you can’t attend at the scheduled time\, if you’re interested\, please register. After the program\, we’ll send an email to all registrants\, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live\, ran into technical issues\, or simply wanted to watch it again. \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/paul-f-gehl-on-bob-middleton-the-designer-craftsman-par-excellence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T190000
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SUMMARY:Reid Byers on Imaginary Books
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles \nJoin The Baltimore Bibs and curator Reid Byers for a discussion of his Grolier Club exhibition “Imaginary Books:Lost\, Unfinished and Fictive Works from the Collection Of Reid Byers.” \nFor a link contact Binnie Syril Braunstein\, bsbgc@aol.com
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/reid-byers-on-imaginary-books-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250310T193000
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SUMMARY:FABS Handpress Era Zoom: "Mandeville in the 21st Century"
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nMarch 10\, 2025 4:30pm Pacific/6:30 Central/7:30pm EST \nThe next meeting of the FABS Handpress Era Zoom group features Dr. Martha Driver’s talk “Mandeville in the 21st Century.” Prof. Driver will discuss The Travels of Sir John Mandeville with illustrations from Medieval manuscripts\, handpress-era printed works\, and a 21st century fine press example. \nMartha Westcott Driver\, PhD\, FSA\, is Distinguished Professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies (emerita) at Pace University in New York City. A co-founder of the Early Book Society for the study of manuscripts and printing history\, she writes about illustration from manuscript to print and manuscript and book production. In addition to publishing some 90 articles in these areas\, she has edited thirty journals\, including the Journal of the Early Book Society. Her books include The Image in Print: Book Illustration in Late Medieval England (2001)\, An Index of Images in English MSS\, with Michael Orr (2007)\, Preaching the Word in Manuscript and Print in Late Medieval England: Essays in Honour of Susan Powell\, with Veronica O’Mara (2013)\, and John Gower in Manuscript and Early Printed Books\, edited with Derek Pearsall and Robert F. Yeager (2020)\, among others. She serves on the executive boards of the American Trust for the British Library and the Patrons of the National Library and Galleries of Scotland and is a member of the Visiting Committee to the Morgan’s Department of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts\, the Society of Antiquaries (UK)\, the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie (AIB)\, the Bibliographical Society of America\, the Bibliographical Society\, UK\, and the Grolier Club. \n  \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-handpress-era-zoom-mandeville-in-the-21st-century/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250310T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250310T193000
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SUMMARY:Mothers and Fathers of the Digital Archive: The Endangered Archives Programme in Iquitos\, Peru
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \nAcross North American and European imaginaries\, the Amazon River Basin has figured as both a region rich in “natural resources” ready for the taking\, and\, consequently\, a geography of lands and peoples in need of saving. Both Amazonian exploration and salvation have been characterized by a hyper-masculine discourse of evangelists\, explorers\, and entrepreneurs seeking both riches and redemption in the jungle. But Amazonian cultures have long generated their own counter-narratives\, documented in oral histories\, visual cultures\, and through spaces such as the Biblioteca Amazónica\, a library located in Iquitos\, Peru\, which houses the second-largest collection of Amazonian maps\, images\, and texts in the world. This talk describes an alternate set of exploration and saving practices\, framed through the lens of a feminist ethics of care.   \nSince 2020\, Dr. Smith and Dr. Silverstein have worked to secure funding for and supervise a project to create an open access digital archive of materials housed in the Biblioteca Amazónica. They describe how this process was enacted alongside practices of mothering their own children\, nurturing an inexperienced research team to develop skills in digital archiving\, and negotiating with the “fathers”—Augustinian priests—who controlled access to the archive. In describing this process\, they engage with a series of questions: What are the complexities of digitally preserving endangered cultural objects as foreigners in a region where endangerment has been produced by patriarchal ideals? How can mothering serve as a metaphor and a practice for programs like the EAP? What does one gain by bringing mothering into the discussion of archival preservation? The speakers will touch on their work with the Biblioteca Amazónica\, their relationship with the Spanish priests—the fathers of the archive—who are its de facto custodians\, the mothers on their team whom they accommodated through birthing and child rearing\, and what it takes to manage a project from thousands of miles away. \nAn in-person and virtual presentation by Amanda Smith\, Associate Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture\, University of California\, Santa Cruz and Sydney Silverstein\, Assistant Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences\, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine\, Ohio \n **Co-presented & co-hosted by The American Trust for The British Library \nTo register for the online event\, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aBv1gTPITqWzZ3v–8-VCw#/registration
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/mothers-and-fathers-of-the-digital-archive-the-endangered-archives-programme-in-iquitos-peru/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250225T203000
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SUMMARY:FABS Living With Books Zoom Group
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nHosted by The Private Library author Reid Byers\, this group meets on Zoom\, on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Discussions will cover acquisition\, cataloging and photographing collections\, home libraries\, book furniture\, conservation and storage\, and much more. All are welcome to participate. \nTHIS MONTH’S TOPICS: starting a library from scratch; book collecting contests \nTo receive links and announcements\, contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-living-with-books-zoom-group-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250224T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250224T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
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SUMMARY:The Man Beneath the Paint: California Impressionist Tilden Daken
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \nThe untold\, multifaceted story of one of the most adventurous and prolific landscape painters of the American West. California Impressionist Tilden Daken (1876–1935)\, famous in his day\, painted in every California state park and national park in the West—from the redwood forests to the High Sierra—and beneath the Pacific Ocean in a custom-built diving bell. In The Man Beneath the Paint\, Bonnie Portnoy\, Daken’s granddaughter\, has deftly defined his indomitable spirit\, audacious exploits\, insatiable curiosity\, and endlessly colorful life during the era of California Impressionism—from the early 1900s to the onset of the Great Depression. A close friend of writer Jack London\, Daken lost his home and studio in San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake\, got caught up in the Mexican Revolution\, and participated in the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. A portrait of perpetual motion\, he ventured on art expeditions to Mexico\, Baja\, Hawaii\, and the South Seas; spoke out against the oncoming forces of modern art; socialized with many famous personalities of his era; and demonstrated his sensory synesthesia to the Hollywood crowd\, painting to music in the “key of red.” Notwithstanding his wanderings\, frequent relocations\, and persistent self-promotion\, he painted constantly and with passion. His legacy lives on\, thanks to the thousands of canvases he painted of California’s stunning scenery more than a century ago. \n An in-person and virtual presentation by Bonnie Portnoy\, author \nTo register for the online event\, follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ulQ1JwWQQVi_-uknYvdbTg#/registration
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/the-man-beneath-the-paint-california-impressionist-tilden-daken/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250214T130000
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SUMMARY:Jonathan Senchyne on The Salisbury Club: Buffalo Bibliophiles
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the Caxton Club. \nFebruary Midday Program \nJonathan Senchyne\, Associate Professor & Director\, Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture\, University of Wisconsin – Madison \n \nOh we’re gonna shuffle-uffle-uffle off to Buffalo. \nYou won’t have to navigate the crowds at Grand Central Station to shuffle off to Buffalo. Just click a Zoom link and you’ll be transported to the Nickel City during what designers now call the mid-Century modern era. \nAs you arrive\, you’ll be swept along to meet the Salisbury Club\, a bibliophilic society that grew out of a friends group of the rare books branch of the Buffalo Public Library. During their time together\, the members promoted public collections at the Buffalo library\, the local historical society\, and the University of Buffalo. \nThey also published a handful of private fine press editions (with stunning wood-cut illustrations) that highlighted little known documents as well as national figures with upstate New York connections. (For instance\, it’s an easy drive from Buffalo to Elmira … if there was any well-known author who took up a Conklin fountain pen there.) \nIf you’ll be eating lunch as you watch\, and Buffalo wings are too spicy\, then put some brats\, cheese soup\, and maybe a bottle of Spotted Cow on the menu. We’ll be in the company of Jonathan Senchyne\, Associate Professor of Book History and Print Culture in the Information School and Director of the Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Go Badgers! \nSo avoid a kerfuffle as off you shuffle and book into Buffalo today! \nPreregistration required via website. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Please forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest.  \nEven if you can’t attend at the scheduled time\, if you’re interested\, please register. After the program\, we’ll send anemail to all registrants\, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live\, ran into technical issues\, or simply wanted to watch it again. \nFor more information\, and to register\, click here: https://caxtonclub.org/event-6029995/Registration \nRegister today! \n  \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/jonathan-senchyne-on-the-salisbury-club-buffalo-bibliophiles/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250212T193000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Exhibition Tour and Curator Q&A: "Imaginary Books"
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \n\n\nCurator Reid Byers gives a pre-recorded video walkthrough tour of his Grolier Club member’s exhibition: Imaginary Books: Lost\, Unwritten\, and Fictive Books Found Only in Other Books followed by a live online Q&A. The show runs in the Grolier Club’s second-floor Gallery through February 15\, 2025. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-exhibition-tour-and-curator-qa-imaginary-books-tickets-1027819314237?aff=ebdssbdestsearch \nPart bibliophilic entertainment and part conceptual art installation\, Imaginary Books: Lost\, Unwritten\, and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books features a collection of books that do not really exist. Curated by Grolier Club member Reid Byers\, the exhibition includes approximately 100 books and associated arealia from his collection—all simulacra created with a team of printers\, bookbinders\, artists\, and calligraphers—of lost books that have no surviving example\, unwritten books that were planned but left unfinished\, and fictive works that exist only in fiction. Highlights of the exhibition include William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Won\, the lost sequel to Love’s Labour’s Lost; Ernest Hemingway’s first novel\, stolen from his wife’s bag on a French train in 1922; and the Necronomicon\, John Dee’s copy of the eldritch grimoire that has been kept sealed in a Wells Fargo strongbox\, as a precaution\, since the Krickle accident of 1967. An accompanying book will be published by Oak Knoll and Club Fortsas.
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/virtual-exhibition-tour-and-curator-qa-imaginary-books/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250211T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
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SUMMARY:Virtual Exhibition Lecture: Reid Byers on "Collecting the Imaginary"
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \n\n\nCurator Reid Byers gives a livestreamed talk called “Collecting the Imaginary (in which all will be revealed)” related to his Grolier Club member’s exhibition: Imaginary Books: Lost\, Unwritten\, and Fictive Books Found Only in Other Books . The show runs in the Grolier Club’s second-floor Gallery through February 15\, 2025. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-exhibition-lecture-reid-beyers-on-collecting-the-imaginary-tickets-1027823195847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch \nNote: This is a live webcast. If you wish to register instead for the in-person event\, please visit this page. \nPart bibliophilic entertainment and part conceptual art installation\, Imaginary Books: Lost\, Unwritten\, and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books features a collection of books that do not really exist. Curated by Grolier Club member Reid Byers\, the exhibition includes approximately 100 books and associated arealia from his collection—all simulacra created with a team of printers\, bookbinders\, artists\, and calligraphers—of lost books that have no surviving example\, unwritten books that were planned but left unfinished\, and fictive works that exist only in fiction. Highlights of the exhibition include William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Won\, the lost sequel to Love’s Labour’s Lost; Ernest Hemingway’s first novel\, stolen from his wife’s bag on a French train in 1922; and the Necronomicon\, John Dee’s copy of the eldritch grimoire that has been kept sealed in a Wells Fargo strongbox\, as a precaution\, since the Krickle accident of 1967. An accompanying book will be published by Oak Knoll and Club Fortsas.
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/virtual-exhibition-lecture-reid-byers-on-collecting-the-imaginary/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20250126T152830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250126T154611Z
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SUMMARY:FABS Handpress Zoom Group
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nJoin us for convivial discussion of books and other materials printed before 1800. This month’s topic is “My favorite acquisition of 2024”! No presentation required; just hold it up and talk for up to 5 minutes. \nTo join this group contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-handpress-zoom-group-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250203T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20250125T144258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T144258Z
UID:2522-1738612800-1738612800@www.fabsocieties.org
SUMMARY:Manuscript Mondays: Dr. Jason Silverman on Researching Manuscripts
DESCRIPTION:The Manuscript Society \nManuscript Mondays\nCan You Teach an Old Dog to Learn New Tricks?\nMonday\, February 3\, 2025 \n8:00 PM Eastern \nGuest Presenter: Dr. Jason Silverman\nModerator: Jay Gaidmore \nPresentation Description: \nDr. Jason Silverman will reflect on a half century of research\, writing\, and publishing. He will discuss his experiences\, humorous and otherwise\, from researching his master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation to his fifteen books. In the process he will talk about how he has found that the definition of researching has changed and how a manuscript is not a manuscript anymore in some cases. \n  \nGuest Presenter: Dr. Jason Silverman\, Ellison Capers Palmer\, Jr. Professor of History (ret.)\, Winthrop University; Manuscript Society Executive Director \n  \n \nDr. Jason Silverman received a BA with Distinction from the University of Virginia\, an MA from Colorado State University\, and a PhD from the University of Kentucky. His teaching career spanned over 40 years at both Yale University and Winthrop University. He was the inaugural Ellison Capers Palmer\, Jr. Professor of History at Winthrop University and was the first Winthrop faculty member to be named South Carolina Professor of the Year. \nDuring his tenure at Winthrop\, he was awarded the Outstanding Junior Professor Award and several years later was named Distinguished Professor. Upon retirement\, the Governor of South Carolina awarded him The Order of the Silver Crescent\, which is the state’s highest civilian award for significant contributions\, leadership\, volunteerism\, and lifelong influence within a region or community. For those who love football and movies\, Dr. Silverman was one of the Captains of the T.C. Williams High School football team immortalized in the movie “Remember the Titans.” \nTo Register for this Webinar: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zomi1iLkTlGSZnUz9M7-_w \n[you will receive an email confirming your registration] \nFor More Webinars check out the Archives
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/manuscript-mondays-dr-jason-silverman-on-researching-manuscripts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250203T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250203T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20250113T194855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T232748Z
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SUMMARY:Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts: Designing the Book
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of California \n \nBefore the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century\, books were designed\, written\, and illustrated by hand. Today these handmade manuscripts are highly valued\, and greatly sought after by collectors and institutions around the world. \n This presentation addresses two aspects of illustration in medieval and Renaissance manuscripts before the dominance of the printed book. First\, it defines the components and principles of decoration that are featured in many manuscripts\, ranging from full-page miniatures to the minor decoration of small painted initials and line-fillers. Second\, it focuses on several types and genres of manuscripts\, including illuminations in Bibles\, liturgical books\, legal texts\, classical works\, and the extremely popular Books of Hours. The overall theme of the presentation is how manuscript illustrations help the reader navigate through a text\, whether it is written in Latin or in a vernacular language. \n An in-person and virtual presentation by Barbara A. Shailor\, PhD FSA\, author\, researcher\, professor of paleography and codicology\, and President\, The American Trust for the British Library \n ** The Windle-Loker Lecture Series on the History of the Illustrated Book \n** Co-presented & co-hosted by The American Trust for The British Library \nTo register for the Virtual event: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hYrD7q2ySEGz45gQoHmKUQ#/registration
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/medieval-renaissance-manuscripts-designing-the-book/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250202T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20250113T195003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250125T232819Z
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SUMMARY:Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian's Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington \nPhilip S. Palmer on left; Belle da Costa Greene\, right.\nUnable to travel to New York to see the current exhibition at the Morgan Library on Belle da Costa Greene? We’ve got you covered with an online presentation by the show’s curatorial lead\, Philip S. Palmer. \nBelle da Costa Greene (1879–1950) was one of the most prominent librarians in American history. She ran the Morgan Library for forty-three years\, building one of the most important collections of rare books and manuscripts in the United States. The Morgan Library & Museum is currently holding a major retrospective exhibition on Belle Greene\, which opened in the fall of 2024. The show’s curatorial lead\, Philip S. Palmer\, will speak about Greene’s storied life and career\, from her roots in a predominantly Black community in Washington\, D.C.\, to her distinguished career at the helm of one of the world’s great research libraries. The exhibition catalog may be ordered here. \nPhilip S. Palmer is the Robert H. Taylor Curator and Department Head of Literary and Historical Manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum. He holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst\, and worked for five years at UCLA’s Clark Library before coming to the Morgan in 2019. His interests are wide ranging and he has curated exhibitions at the Morgan on Woody Guthrie\, James Joyce\, Beatrix Potter\, and The Little Prince\, and is co-curator of the Morgan’s current exhibition on Belle da Costa Greene\, as well as co-editor of Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy (DelMonico Books\, 2024). \nRSVP here: https://www.bookclubofwashington.org/events-1/belle-da-costa-greene-a-librarians-legacy/form \n  \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/belle-da-costa-greene-a-librarians-legacy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241227T174235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T174241Z
UID:2468-1738090800-1738096200@www.fabsocieties.org
SUMMARY:FABS Living With Books Zoom Group: Categories\, and Making Room for More Books
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nJoin us for conversation on all the delights and challenges of home libraries\, hosted by Reid Byers. This month’s discussion topics: \n1. Categorization – your personal book divisions\n2. Four feet of books on a three foot shelf – making room for new books\n\nTo join the mailing list and receive links\, contact Jennifer Larson: info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-living-with-books-zoom-group-categories-and-making-room-for-more-books/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250122T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241213T151740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T151740Z
UID:2446-1737570600-1737570600@www.fabsocieties.org
SUMMARY:Greg MacAyeal on The John Cage Collection: Its History and Its Treasures
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Club \nJanuary Evening Program \n \nThe John Cage Collection held in the library at Northwestern University is a major research collection concerning the life and work of one of the most important artists of the 20th Century. Cage’s use of indeterminacy\, electronics\, silence\, and other innovations created a lasting and profound impact on many creative fields. Northwestern students\, faculty\, and researchers from around the world find indispensable information related to many different areas of study. \n  \nIn this talk\, Music Library Curator Greg MacAyeal will describe the collection and tell the story of how it came to the university. He will highlight treasures of the collection\, student and faculty use\, past exhibits\, and other important engagements. A particular focus will be on Notations (Something Else Press\, 1969)\, a Cage project and artist’s book. \n  \nGreg MacAyeal is Senior Librarian\, Curator of the Northwestern University Music Library\, and Lecturer in the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music. He oversees all library collections and services related to music\, and he teaches on the topic of research methods. \n  \nRegister today! https://caxtonclub.org/event-5903251 \n  \nPreregistration required via website. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Please forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest. \n  \nEven if you can’t attend at the scheduled time\, if you’re interested\, please register. After the program\, we’ll send an email to all registrants\, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live\, ran into technical issues\, or simply wanted to watch it again.
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/greg-macayeal-on-the-john-cage-collection-its-history-and-its-treasures/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20250103T205344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250103T205344Z
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SUMMARY:Imaginary Books Panel: Earle Havens\, Anthony Grafton\, Jeff Altepeter
DESCRIPTION:Panel discussion on the themes of the 2nd-floor gallery exhibition “Imaginary Books: Lost\, Unfinished\, and Fictive Works\,” curated by Reid Byers. Featuring Earle Havens\, Anthony Grafton\, and Jeff Altepeter; moderated by the Club’s Executive Director\, Declan Kiely. \nAbout Imaginary Books \nPart bibliophilic entertainment and part conceptual art installation\, Imaginary Books: Lost\, Unfinished\, and Fictive Works Found Only in Other Books features a collection of books that do not really exist. Curated by Grolier Club member Reid Byers\, the exhibition includes approximately 100 books and associated arealia from his collection—all simulacra created with a team of printers\, bookbinders\, artists\, and calligraphers—of lost books that have no surviving example\, unwritten books that were planned but left unfinished\, and fictive works that exist only in fiction. Highlights of the exhibition include William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Won\, the lost sequel to Love’s Labour’s Lost; Ernest Hemingway’s first novel\, stolen from his wife’s bag on a French train in 1922; and the Necronomicon\, John Dee’s copy of the eldritch grimoire that has been kept sealed in a Wells Fargo strongbox\, as a precaution\, since the Krickle accident of 1967. An accompanying book will be published by Oak Knoll and Club Fortsas. \nVisit the exhibition in person Monday-Saturday\, 10am-5pm\, or online. On view through February 15\, 2025. \n\n\n\nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/imaginary-books-bibliography-week-panel-tickets-1133438859139?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&ref=eemail&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/imaginary-books-panel-earle-havens-anthony-grafton-jeff-altepeter/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241216T163526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T163557Z
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SUMMARY:Leonard Marcus on The Women Who Invented American Children's Book Publishing
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles \nJoin Leonard Marcus and The Baltimore Bibliophiles for a presentation entitled “Strong Women\, Great Books: The Women Who Invented American Children’s Book Publishing.” \nFor link contact Binnie Syril Braunstein\, bsbgc@aol.com
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/leonard-marcus-on/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241227T174438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T174438Z
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SUMMARY:FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nJoin us for convivial discussion of all things bookish and 19th century! Hosted by Bill Bryson and Richard Kopley. \nTo get on the mailing list\, contact Jennifer Larson: info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-19th-century-zoom-group-8/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241228T132304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241228T132304Z
UID:2474-1736798400-1736798400@www.fabsocieties.org
SUMMARY:Joel Silver on J. K. Lilly and the Lilly Library
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Manuscript Society \nManuscript Mondays\n J.K. Lilly\, Jr. and His Collecting of Manuscripts\nSpecial Date: January 13\, 2025\n8:00 PM Eastern\nFree\, Live Webinar\nJ.K. Lilly Jr. was a visionary\, a keen businessman with a generous spirit and one of Lilly Endowment’s three founders. He built extensive collections of coins\, stamps\, books and manuscripts\, nautical models and military miniatures\, among others. \nUpon opening\, the Lilly Library featured nearly 100\,000 rare books and one million some manuscripts. Rare items from J.K. Lilly Jr.’s collection included John James Audubon’s “Birds of America”; Thomas Jefferson’s personal copy of the first printing of the Bill of Rights; a first edition of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”; the original manuscript of J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan”; and the William Shakespeare “First Folio” of 1623 – the first printed collection of Shakespeare’s plays. \nJoel Silver\, the Director of the Lilly Library at Indiana University\, will answer questions from attendees about J.K. Lilly and his collecting\, the development and future of the Lilly Library\, and the Lilly Library in general. Attendees\, please come prepared to ask questions of a leading authority in rare books\, manuscripts\, and special collections and the director of one of the finest special collections libraries in the United States. \nPresenter: Joel Silver\nAppointed as the director of the Lilly Library in 2013\, Joel Silver has served in several capacities at the Lilly. He began his long-standing career with the Lilly Library in 1983 and has served as head of public services\, curator of books\, associate director\, and interim director for two separate appointments. In addition\, Joel is an adjunct associate professor and director of the special collections specialization in the IU School of Library and Information Science.  He is also  an adjunct faculty member in the Department of English. He also serves as a faculty member at the Rare Book School at the University of Virginia. \nAn undergraduate English major at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, Joel went on to earn his Juris Doctor from Whittier College School of Law and his MLS at Indiana University. \nJoel has also made significant academic contributions with his scores of published articles\, multiple books and numerous exhibition catalogs. He has a distinguished record as a lecturer and leader of rare-books-related workshops\, and he has curated many exhibitions at the Lilly Library\, including “The Reign of Charles II\,” “J.K. Lilly\, Jr.: Bibliophile\,” “English Renaissance Prose” and “Five Centuries of Music.” His most recent book\, “Dr. Rosenbach and Mr. Lilly: Book Collecting in a Golden Age\,” was published by Oak Knoll Press in 2011. \nRegister for the Webinar:  https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1gkKYKq2RJeiObybe3fDAg\n[you will receive an email confirmation of your registration] \nFor the archive of Manuscript Mondays: Click
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/joel-silver-on-j-k-lilly-and-the-lilly-library/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250110T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241213T151501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T151848Z
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SUMMARY:Morgan Swan on Penny Dreadfuls
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Caxton Club \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanuary Midday Program \n \n“It is\, Sir\, as I have said\, a small college\, and yet there are those who love it.” \nDaniel Webster \nCurl up in your Zoom Room and prepare to be magically transported to that much loved small college in Hanover\, New Hampshire. \nAs Londoners became increasingly literate\, publishers met their desire for exciting (and inexpensive) content with a host of sensational soft cover serialized stories. These quickly earned the nickname Penny Dreadfuls. Unfortunately they weren’t exactly produced on high quality paper and nestled firmly between sturdy boards\, so they tended to be read to death – and then repurposed to answer a variety of household uses. \nThat’s why we’re so fortunate that Morgan Swan will be able to share examples from Dartmouth’s remarkable collection. Dr. Swan is the Special Collections Librarian for Teaching & Scholarly Engagement. He received his PhD from Yale\, his MLIS from UW-Milwaukee\, and has the dual distinctions of having grown up in Macau\, China and being a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. \nOf course\, the event is free. It won’t cost even a penny. Dreadful if you miss it. Register today! \nRegister here: https://caxtonclub.org/event-5903260 \nPreregistration required via website. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Please forward this notice to anyone who may find it of interest. \nEven if you can’t attend at the scheduled time\, if you’re interested\, please register. After the program\, we’ll send an email to all registrants\, asking if you’d like a link to the complete recording. That way you can see the program even if you couldn’t attend live\, ran into technical issues\, or simply wanted to watch it again.
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/morgan-swan-on-penny-dreadfuls/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250109T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241219T153945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241219T154017Z
UID:2459-1736449200-1736449200@www.fabsocieties.org
SUMMARY:Jennifer Larson on "Little Books and Big Ideas in the Handpress Era"
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Club of Detroit \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs soon as people in the West learned to print\, they made little books. But what types of books were produced in very small formats\, and why? Using examples from her collection\, Jennifer Larson will describe the development of miniature formats and typography\, and explore the literary authors and titles most often chosen for distribution in small formats from the incunabular period through the early 19th century. The presentation will conclude with a look at the history of traveling libraries in the Handpress Era. This is a free event\, open to non-members as well as members of the Book Club of Detroit. \nAbout our speaker: Dr. Larson is Professor of Classics at Kent State University. She earned her PhD in Classics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author of five books on ancient Greek religion and culture\, as well as many scholarly articles\, Dr. Larson is a lifelong antiquarian-book collector who has served as Treasurer and Chair of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies. \nThis event is free and open to members of FABS Societies. To register\, click here or e-mail BCDrsvp73@gmail.com. Log-in credentials for this virtual presentation will be provided to those who register. \nThere will be a Q&A following Dr. Larson’s presentation. Questions may be submitted in the Zoom chat feature. \nYours in all things books\, \nMarcia McBrien \nPresident\, Book Club of Detroit
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/jennifer-larson-on-little-books-and-big-ideas-in-the-handpress-era/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250106T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250106T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241227T174754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241227T174754Z
UID:2472-1736191800-1736195400@www.fabsocieties.org
SUMMARY:FABS Handpress Era Zoom Group: John Windle on Pochoir Technique
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nThe Handpress Era Zoom group is hosting a talk by bookseller and William Blake expert John Windle\, who will discuss the pochoir technique used at the Trianon Press to create extraordinary facsimiles of works by Blake and others. Join us! \nContact Jennifer: info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-handpress-era-zoom-group-john-windle-on-pochoir-technique/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241229T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241229T210000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241127T193231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241127T193231Z
UID:2439-1735500600-1735506000@www.fabsocieties.org
SUMMARY:FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nJoin this congenial group for conversation on all things bookish and 19th century! \nFor announcement and links to the monthly meetings\, contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-19th-century-zoom-group-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241219T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T054200
CREATED:20241127T192224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241127T192224Z
UID:2432-1734631200-1734636600@www.fabsocieties.org
SUMMARY:Abraham Lincoln Virtual Exhibition Tour
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \nJoin the Grolier Club for a video tour of the exhibition “Abraham Lincoln: His Life in Print” with curator Mazy Boroujerdi\, followed by live online Q&A. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-exhibition-tour-qa-abraham-lincoln-his-life-in-print-tickets-1044332595907?aff=ebdsoporgprofile \n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/abraham-lincoln-virtual-exhibition-tour/
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