Following the 1847 establishment of a community in the Salt Lake Valley by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church leaders established the University of Deseret. Its Board […]
Sponsored by FABS Nov 9 FABS Handpress Era Group: Martha Driver “Caxton in Draft.” Martha will speak about William Caxton's translations, which are often said to be unoriginal and very […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview With Suzanne Karr Schmidt Grolier member Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Newberry Library Curator of Rare Books, will give a talk on her discoveries about centuries […]
November Midday Program January 3. Princeton, New Jersey. They take the field. One side wearing blue uniforms. The other red. A victory today . . . but the series isn’t […]
Rob Roy Kelly’s published research — including American Wood Type 1828–1900 (1969) — helped fuel a revival of interest in nineteenth-century American printing types. His work continues to be an […]
Sponsored by FABS Nov 19 Join the FABS 19th Century group on Zoom for congenial discussion of all things bibliophilic and 19th century. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
In this sweeping environmental history of the Mono Lake Basin, Robert B. Marks reveals a larger story of how human actions and natural forces shape the environment. He begins with […]
Sponsored by FABS Nov 23 FABS Living With Books Group. NOTE NEW TIME OF 5:00pm Eastern. Join us and host Reid Byers to discuss the delights and challenges of the […]
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles Our speaker for December 15, 2036 is author Eileen Buckholtz. Her 2026 book, Queens of Code, explores the increasingly important role of women in the […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview With Alvin Patrick, Frankie Hutton, Mark Whitaker Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Black Brilliance: An American Chronicle In a talk co-sponsored by the […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview with Bruce Holsinger In partnership with the New York Medieval Society and the Medieval Academy of America, the Grolier Club will host "Blood & […]