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 […]
Sponsored by FABS The FABS Handpress Group will host a presentation by John Bidwell, Curator Emeritus at the Morgan Library & Museum. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s Paul et Virginie was a bestseller during the Romantic era. One of its bibliographers counted 269 editions published between 1789 and 1962. Bidwell will describe the 1795 first edition of the English […]
Sponsored by The Manuscript Society From Field Notes to Book: Editing for Publication Three Stages of Artist Paul Kane’s Western Travel Narrative, 1845–1848 Manuscript Mondays – Free – Live Webinar Special Date – Monday, September 9, 2024 8:00 PM Eastern Presenter: Dr. Ian S. MacLaren Artist Paul Kane (1810–1871) traveled by canoe and boat from the […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club When/Where: FRI 9/13/2024 12:00PM CT/1:00PM 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 by 12PM CT 9/11/24. Seating limit is 24. Would you like to attend? Click here to register. EVENT DETAILS: September Midday Program […]
Sponsored by FABS The Bindings Interest Group hosts discussions and presentations that share collections and information on bookbindings of all periods. Topics include, but are not limited to, history, design and aesthetics, innovation, materials and craft techniques. You are welcome to join us! To get on the mailing list contact Jennifer Larson (info@fabsocieties.org)
Sponsored by FABS 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