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SUMMARY:Librarians and Artists on Jack Kerouac
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \n\n\nRandy Gue\, Michael Inman\, Elizabeth Ott\, and Carolyn Vega \n\n\n\n\nA lively panel discussion with members of the NYPL’s Berg and Emory’s Rose Library\, which both hold substantial repositories of Jack Kerouac material. Carolyn Vega and Michael Inman from NYPL and Elizabeth Ott and Randy Gue from Emory all have a tremendous experience in archiving and working with Jack Kerouac material. Discussion will center on special considerations for preserving and utilizing such material and general experiences with it in the course of their work. \nREGISTER here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-symposium-panel-librarians-and-archivists-on-jack-kerouac-tickets-1982034239766?aff=ebdsoporgprofile \nRandy Gue is Assistant Director of Collection Development at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript\, Archives\, and Rare Book Library\, Emory University. Gue founded the Atlanta Punk Studies Seminar in 2023\, and in his spare time\, he plays in the city’s only wordcore band: El Matador. He has donated a personal collection of punk-rock memorabilia to Emory’s library\, which created the seedbed of a new collection. His publications include “Modeling the History of the City” in Journal of Map & Geography Libraries. \nMichael Inman is The New York Public Library’s Susan Jaffe Tane Curator of Rare Books\, overseeing the collections of the Rare Book Division and the George Arents Collection of Tobacco and Books in Parts. In this capacity\, he is responsible for departmental acquisitions as well as for promoting the collections through programming\, classes\, and media appearances. He has also curated a number of exhibitions\, including Over Here: WWI and the Fight for the American Mind (2014)\, Walt Whitman: America’s Poet (2019)\, and Becoming Bohemia: Greenwich Village\, 1912–1923 (2024). Beyond NYPL\, Michael serves as a faculty member at Rare Book School\, where he teaches courses on the history of printing and special collections curatorship. He holds an MA in English from the University of North Texas and an MLS from Pratt Institute. \nElizabeth Ott is the director of The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript\, Archives\, and Rare Book Library at Emory University. Ott has had previous roles in rare book libraries\, including at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her exhibitions include Lyric Impressions: Wordsworth in the Long Nineteenth Century which was presented at Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC Chapel Hill.Ott earned a PhD in English literature from the University of Virginia\, a master’s degree in Victorian media and culture from Royal Holloway\, University of London–Egham in the United Kingdom\, and a bachelor’s degree in English and history from Agnes Scott College. \nCarolyn Vega is the Curator of the Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature at The New York Public Library\, which holds the archives of Virginia Woolf\, Jack Kerouac\, and many others. She has organized a number of exhibitions\, including on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland\, Emily Dickinson\, Tennessee Williams\, the screenplays of James Ivory\, and authors who have drawn their inspiration from the collections of the New York Public Library. She holds an MSLIS from Pratt Institute. \n\n\n 
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/librarians-and-artists-on-jack-kerouac/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260608T193000
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SUMMARY:FABS Handpress Era Zoom Group: The House of Elzevier's Tiniest Books
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nThe Handpress-Era Zoom Group meets monthly for presentations and discussion of materials printed before 1800. All are welcome! \nJune 8\, 7:30-8:30pm EST: Jennifer Larson “The House of Elzevier’s Tiniest Books.” Past FABS Chair Jennifer Larson presents a capsule history of the Elzeviers\, one of the premier printing firms of the Dutch Golden Age\, and their small-format productions. This talk will focus on the 24mo format and the varying business strategies for the 24mo pursued by Elzevier proprietors in Leiden and Amsterdam. \nTo receive a link contact Jennifer at info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-handpress-era-zoom-group-the-house-of-elzeviers-tiniest-books/
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ in Print: Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Grolier Club \n\n\nWith Charlotte Priddle\, Dr. Miranda Garno Rossa\, Elyssa Maxx Goodman\, & Chris Hammer \n\n\n\n\nHow have members of the LGBTQ+ community\, throughout centuries\, left record on the printed or handwritten page\, or glaring absences? Where do we look today for their traces\, and what are best practices for interpretation? A panel of experts including Charlotte Priddle\, Director of NYU Special Collections; librarian/book dealer/scholar Gwendolyn Reese; Dr. Miranda Garno Rossa\, proprietor of Marginalia Rare Books in California; and Elyssa Maxx Goodman\, author of Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City (and a contributor to including The New York Times\, Vogue\, and Vanity Fair) will explore how they identify\, place\, and preserve the physical materials that foster research and publications in this realm. The program will be moderated by Chris Hammer\, Grolier Club member\, historian\, archivist\, and scholar of 1950s-’90s queer literature. \nRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-panel-lgbtq-in-print-tickets-1982040042121?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/lgbtq-in-print-panel-discussion/
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SUMMARY:Tim White on Cookbook Author Isabella Beeton
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by The Book Collectors’ Society of Australia \nJune 13: Book Collectors’ Society of Australia – Meeting on Saturday 13 June 2026 at 2PM Sydney time (10 pm Friday 12 June\, New York time). Tim White presents “Meet Mrs. Beeton.” \nTim White from Books for Cooks (https://www.booksforcooks.com.au) will speak about Mrs Isabella Beeton\, author of The Book of Household Management that was one of the most significant and commercially successful British cookery books of the 19th century. The talk will explore her personal history and her contributions to cookery book publishing in Victorian Britain and the British Empire. We will be holding an in-person meeting at Sydney University as well as a ZOOM meeting.  Please email hjgoldsmith@bigpond.com for the link to the meeting if you would like to join.
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/tim-white-on-cookbook-author-isabella-beeton/
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SUMMARY:FABS Bindings: Karen Hanmer on Working With Fish Parchment
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nJune 15\, Monday\nat 4 pm Pacific Time. For a link contact Jennifer at info@fabsocieties.org\nChicago book artist Karen Hanmer began processing\, dyeing\, and binding\nwith fish parchment as a covid lockdown distraction. In the six years\nsince\, it has become a large part of her practice. In this month’s\npresentation she will take you through the steps to make and use your\nown\, and show a variety of finished work. \nKaren Hanmer’s work utilizes both traditional and contemporary book\nstructures\, and is often playful in content or format. Her work is\nincluded in more than 200 collections internationally. Hanmer has\ntwice presented at the Guild of Book Workers annual conference. She\nserved on the editorial board of The Bonefolder and as the Guild’s\nExhibitions Chair. Her thoughtful approach to structure gives students\nthe tools to reach across history and technique to create a sound and\nsatisfying binding. Website: www.karenhanmer.com
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-bindings-karen-hanmer-on-working-with-fish-parchment/
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SUMMARY:FABS 19th Century Zoom Group
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nThis 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. \nFor a link contact Jennifer Larson info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-19th-century-zoom-group-20/
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SUMMARY:FABS Living With Books: What Book Opened Up a New World for You?
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by FABS \nHosted 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: \n1. Books that Opened Up a New World for Us\n2. Reading in Bed\n\nWe hope you will join us!\nFor a link contact Jennifer at info@fabsocieties.org
URL:http://www.fabsocieties.org/event/fabs-living-with-books-what-book-opened-up-a-new-world-for-you/
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