Sponsored by The Book Club of California Progressive school founder, collector and bibliophile Kent Bicknell will present on his Alcott Family Collection, winner of a recent prize from the New England-based Ticknor Society. Built around the lives and work of Louisa May Alcott (Little Women), her talented sister, the artist May Alcott Nieriker, and her […]
Sponsored by FABS Join FABS's Bindings Zoom group for a presentation and discussion with Madison Good about bookbinder Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867-1944). Madison will talk about Margaret Armstrong's background and design career during the Art Nouveau period in America. The presentation will focus on Armstrong's work as a designer of commercial bindings. Madison Good is […]
Sponsored by NOBS (Northeast Ohio Bibliophilic Society) Thursday, August 22, 7-8:30pm What are fore-edge paintings? Join NOBS Board member and Loganberry Books rare books specialist Wendy Wasman to learn all about fore-edge paintings. You’ll see some amazing examples of these hidden treasures! We will meet at Loganberry Books at 7:00 PM or, if you prefer, […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California In popular mythology, the Overland Trail is typically a triumphant tale, with plucky easterners crossing the Plains in caravans of covered wagons. But not everyone reached Oregon and California. Some 6,600 migrants perished along the way and were buried where they fell, often on Indigenous land. As historian […]
Sponsored by FABS The FABS Living With Books Zoom Group, hosted by Reid Byers, invites you to their lively monthly discussion of home libraries, with all their pleasures and paraphernalia. Recent discussions have included cataloging, lighting, photographing books, bookmarks, and much more. This month: best library shelving vs. actual shelving; dual-purpose bookrooms. NOTE change of […]
Sponsored by FABS The FABS Handpress Group will host a presentation by John Bidwell, Curator Emeritus at the Morgan Library & Museum. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s Paul et Virginie was a bestseller during the Romantic era. One of its bibliographers counted 269 editions published between 1789 and 1962. Bidwell will describe the 1795 first edition of the English […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society From Field Notes to Book: Editing for Publication Three Stages of Artist Paul Kane’s Western Travel Narrative, 1845–1848 Manuscript Mondays – Free – Live Webinar Special Date – Monday, September 9, 2024 8:00 PM Eastern Presenter: Dr. Ian S. MacLaren Artist Paul Kane (1810–1871) traveled by canoe and boat from the […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club When/Where: FRI 9/13/2024 12:00PM CT/1:00PM ET. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Preregistration required via website. ULCC live attendance–Zoom presentation and optional lunch ($35) following. Reservations required by 12PM CT 9/11/24. Seating limit is 24. Would you like to attend? Click here to register. EVENT DETAILS: September Midday Program […]
Sponsored by FABS The Bindings Interest Group hosts discussions and presentations that share collections and information on bookbindings of all periods. Topics include, but are not limited to, history, design and aesthetics, innovation, materials and craft techniques. You are welcome to join us! To get on the mailing list contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by The Baltimore Bibliophiles Please join us on Tuesday, September 17, at 7:00 pm EDT/4:00pm EDT (via ZOOM) when Collections Advisor Spencer W. Stuart shares insights and common challenges from recent organizational audits for Bibliophilic societies as well as other cultural organizations worldwide. The COVID Pandemic was an extremely disruptive period for non-profit cultural organizations. Some pivoted to online offerings and expanded their audiences, while others recoiled due to a pre-COVID lack of long-term planning. Emerging from this, many Societies still have major issues to address in order to attract new members, maintain their financial commitment and foster their volunteer support. Through this talk, we will explore what is currently required to carry out this process and the potential outcomes it can generate for an organization seeking to both maintain current membership and grow long-term. This program is not being recorded! So come prepared to listen and learn - and take copious notes! To receive a link please contact Binnie Syril Braunstein The Baltimore Bibliophiles BSBGC@aol.com 443-519-6366 www.BaltimoreBibliophiles.org
Sponsored by FABS 19th Century Group (third Thursday of the month). Congenial conversation on all things 19th-century and bookish. You are welcome! To join the list contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Join the Grolier Club for this live webcast via Zoom. Brendan Dooley, professor of Renaissance Studies, College of Arts, University College Cork, will lecture on one of the Renaissance's great forgotten inventions: regular public transmission of written news. Although exchanging information of general interest regarding daily occurrences has been a feature […]