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. The Library of Congress actively adds artists' books, fine and design bindings, and other treasures to the collection. July 20, Monday, 7:30 Eastern, 4:30 Pacific. […]
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 other Jewish books from the 15th-20th centuries. Dr. Harold Greenbaum, a Cleveland physician, donated this collection to his synagogue, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, one of […]
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 Decorations in the Library" and (2) "Reading Equipment." For a link please contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday - A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, August 3 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: George Snook, Educator and Vice President of The Manuscript Society Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A LIVE webinar with a Q&A with presenter George Snook Title: Manuscript Mondays: […]
Sponsored by FABS August 10 FABS Handpress Era Group: “Humanist Gifts of Plutarch Texts to Queen Mary I” with historian Valerie Schutte. Mary Tudor has always enjoyed a reputation of having received a humanist education. Of the antique texts associated with Mary, the ancient Greek philosopher Plutarch stands out. Mary was advised to follow many […]
Sponsored by FABS August 25 FABS Living With Books Group. Join us and host Reid Byers to discuss the delights and challenges of the private library. Our topics this month: 1. Bibliophilic Zooms, podcasts, Youtubes, & TV documentaries; 2. How we have set boundaries in collections? In libraries? Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Sponsored by NOBS This is the year of Toni Morrison and all over Ohio bookclubs and organizations have been creating programs to honor one of Ohio's greatest writers and the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Toni Morrison, author and editor, was born in Lorain, Ohio in 1931 and her […]
Sponsored by FABS September 14 FABS Handpress Era Group: Join us and show any newly-acquired or favorite item printed before 1800. The talk by Dr. Ilya Dines will be rescheduled. To receive a link contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Monday - A FREE Webinar provided by The Manuscript Society Date: Monday, September 14 @ 8pm EST Guest Presenter: Dr. Harrison Wick, Associate Professor, Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Libraries Host: Gerald “Jay” Gaidmore, The Manuscript Society A LIVE webinar with a Q&A […]
Sponsored by FABS September 17 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.
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Overview with Stacie Vos This talk will focus on the two publications of the Hroswitha Club–Hroswitha of Gandersheim: Her Life, Times and Works, and a Comprehensive Bibliography and Notes on Woman Printers in Colonial America and the United States–in order to argue that the HC was both more inclusive and more focused in […]
Sponsored by FABS September 22 FABS Living With Books Group. Join us and host Reid Byers to discuss the delights and challenges of the private library. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org.