Sponsored by The Caxton Club May Midday Program You probably misheard it over the radio. Barbra Streisand wasn’t singing about “Secondhand Rose” … she was belting out “Secondhand Prose.” Just think about some of the most precious volumes in your collection. The ones that you didn’t purchase fresh off the press, but found in a […]
Sponsored by FABS May 13 (second Monday of the month), 4:30pm Pacific/7:30pm Eastern: The Handpress Era group (“printed books and other printed works created before ca. 1800”) is hosted by Jennifer Larson and David DiLaura. For May we welcome two speakers: Rodger Friedman "Some books wrapped in decorated papers." I will talk about the Remondini […]
Sponsored by The Baxter Society The Baxter Society - May 15, at 5:00 pm eastern - at Glickman Library in Portland Maine, and on Zoom. Véronique Plesch, Professor of Art History at Colby College and chair of the Art Department, holds advanced degrees in Art History and Medieval French Literature from the University of Geneva, […]
Sponsored by FABS May 16 (third Thursday of the month), 4:30pm Pacific/7:30pm Eastern: The 19th Century special interest group, co-hosted by Bill Bryson and Richard Kopley, offers "a broad look at the 19th Century bibliophilic world; presentations and discussion for collectors, scholars, creatives and other book professionals.” The format is informal discussion. To join the list for […]
Sponsored by FABS May 28 (fourth Tuesday of the month), 4:30pm Pacific/7:30pm Eastern: Living With Books: Hosted by The Private Library author Reid Byers, this is a group on the pleasures and paraphernalia of home libraries. The format for the May meeting will be an open discussion about reading places (where do YOU read?) and […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club Julie Park on Containing the Self in Eighteenth-Century Pocket Diaries: Graphic Forms and Formats of Personal Information Storage When/Where: 6/14/2024 12:00 PM CT/1:00 PM 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 […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Live, Free Webinar Monday, July 1, 2024 – 8:00 PM Eastern , 5:00 PM Pacific (US and Canada) Presenters: Christine von der Linn of Honey & Wax Booksellers Lizzy Young owner of Lizzy Young Bookseller With feet firmly planted in both the book and culinary worlds, Christine von der Linn and Lizzy Young […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Join us for a Virtual Tour and Curator Q&A Join the Grolier Club for a pre-recorded video walk-through of the "Hardly Harmless Drudgery" exhibition followed by a live Q&A via Zoom with the show's co-curators, Bryan Garner and Jack Lynch. This public exhibition is on view at the Grolier Club through July […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Free, Live, Webinar Monday, August 5, 2024, 8:00PM Eastern Time Presenter: Rebecca Elder, Elder Cultural Preservation Join us for a live presentation to learn more about properly caring for your manuscript collection. Experienced cultural heritage preservation consultant, Rebecca Elder will lead us through the physical aspects of paper documents, as […]
Sponsored by FABS Aug 15: 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 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 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 […]