Sponsored by FABS FABS Special Interest Group: Binding 18 September, 2023 7:30-8:50pm eastern / 6:30-7:50pm midwest / 5:30-6:50pm mountain / 4:30-5:50pm pacific MINIATURE BINDINGS: Discussion and Show & Tell Join FABS members interested in Bindings for an informal Discussion about MINIATURE BINDINGS, followed by a Show & Tell. The program will […]
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Sponsored by The Book Club of California Australia has a long history of fine printing, which is mostly unknown outside of the country itself. ‘Printing is like religion’, acclaimed Australian book artist Alec Bolton once said, ‘We live in sin, but with the hope of perfection before us.’ And while […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club We’re hoping that our June speaker will have enough material to draw on in order to fashion a presentation. After all, she has access to only 21 million choices. Tara O’Brien serves as Director of Preservation & Conservation Services at Philadelphia’s Historical Society of Pennsylvania. (The library […]
On Feb 8, 2023, FABS member societies from opposite ends of the continent gathered via Zoom for “The Nation Bracketed,” a joint quadragennial celebration. “Forty is a fine and promising number and it bodes well for the future of the clubs and the Republic of Books to which we all […]
Sponsored by The Bibliographical Society of America, The Grolier Club and others Jan 23-27 From Eric Holzenberg on the Grolier Club website: BIBLIOGRAPHY WEEK happens each year at the end of January when the principal national organizations devoted to book scholarship and the book arts have their annual meetings. Other […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Dec 7, 6:00-7:30pm Eastern time Join “Building the Book” curators Barbara Heritage and Ruth-Ellen St. Onge for a pre-recorded virtual tour of this important exhibition at the Grolier Club, followed by a live Q&A with the curators. Building the Book from the Ancient World to […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Dec 7, 6:00-7:30pm, Eastern time A Virtual Tour of “Building the Book From the Ancient World to the Present Day: Five Decades of Rare Book School and the Book Arts Press.” Join “Building the Book” curators Barbara Heritage and Ruth-Ellen St. Onge for a pre-recorded […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Jason Chin is an author and illustrator of children’s books dealing with nature and science. His books have won both the Sibert (the Informational Book) and Orbis (writing for Nonfiction for Children) Medals. His most recent book, Watercress (2021) won the Caldecott and Newbery […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Symposium on the themes of the Rare Book School exhibition, “Building the Book from the Ancient World to the Present Day: Five Decades of Rare Book School & the Book Arts Press,” running in The Grolier Club’s ground-floor exhibition hall from September 28 through December […]
Princeton University Library is delighted to invite you to the annual Gillett G. Griffin Memorial lecture with guest Russell Maret, book artist and letter designer. Monday, May 16, 2022 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time Via Zoom webinar or in-person: Room 138, Lewis Science Library Princeton University The British private […]