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 was founded more than a […]
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 his life circled around books […]
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 feature a brief history by […]
Sponsored by FABS The FABS Bindings Zoom Group is a lively group of book artisans, curators and collectors who meet the third Monday of the month to discuss aspects of book binding from all periods. All are welcome to participate! This month we feature Brian Beidler on "Making the Tools of the Trade," the manufacture […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California 2024 Oscar Lewis Awards Monday, May 6, 2024, 6-7:15 PM (Pacific) In-Person and Virtual Presentation 5:00 PM Pacific – Reception 6:00 PM Pacific – Program The Oscar Lewis Awards were established by the Book Club of California in 1994 in honor of Oscar Lewis (1893-1992), author, historian, and […]
Sponsored by FABS June 19: The FABS 19th Century Zoom Group meets monthly for convivial conversation about all things bookish and 19th century! You are invited. Contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org
Sponsored by FABS August 18, 7:30pm EST Gabrielle Fox & Neale Albert: An Uncommon Collaboration Join us for this discussion on commissioning miniature book bindings and collaborative book publishing! Gabrielle is a bookbinder specializing in miniatures and Neale is a collector. They will discuss the process from both perspectives and look at how it led […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club About this event Italian-born, Paris-based artist Raffaella della Olga will speak with Clark Art Institute curator and historian Robert Wiesenberger about her works on view in the exhibition "Typescripts" opening Nov. 22. Raffaella della Olga (b. 1967) uses modified typewriters and multicolor ink ribbons on various materials—including tracing paper, photo paper, […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Prof. David Kraemer will explore what the books produced by Jewish communities through the ages teach us about their experiences in various diasporas. Jews have lived in homes around the world from antiquity to the present. What do the books they produced and what they said in those books teach […]
Sponsored by the Caxton Club June Midday Program Young Lochinvar is come out of the west … which is great, because that leaves plenty of room for us to head to Seattle to enjoy a virtual visit to the University of Washington’s superb book arts collection, which includes historical and modern pieces encompassing all aspects […]
Sponsored by FABS August 17 FABS Bindings Group: This group devoted to the art, craft and history of bookbinding meets monthly on Zoom. To join their mailing list, contact Jennifer Larson at info@fabsocieties.org. 24 August 2026 (note new date)7:30pm eastern / 6:30pm midwest / 5:30pm mountain / 4:30pm pacific INSIYA DHATT :: Honoring the Past, […]
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 […]