September 2005

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Congratulations, Terry Belanger and Rare Book School

Thursday, September 22, 2005 in Book People, Rare Book School by vernica | 2 comments

My news queue is so long at this point that I fear that I will never have time to catch up. But, j’s post prompted me to mention a few important things.

As I am assuming most of you know, Terry Belanger, the founder and director of Rare Book School, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship this week. I heard the good news as soon as I arrived at work on Tuesday and was very excited to read about it on the RBS website.

Rare Book School has received many well-deserved honors this year. In June RBS received an IMLS grant to fund 50 scholarships for the upcoming year. So, if you have never been to Charlottesville, would like to learn about rare books and the book arts, and want to meet the “genius in residence”, you should consider applying for a scholarship. The application deadline is October 1.

And, since I am writing about RBS, I would also like to thank everyone there for helping me have an enjoyable and educational time in Charlottesville last March and the previous August. In the better-late-than-never category, I hope to finish posting my March dispatches to this blog soon.

Declared Lost: Recovering Stolen Books, Oct. 29, 2005

Thursday, September 1, 2005 in Calendar by vernica | 2 comments

The panel discussion Declared Lost: Recovering Stolen Books will be held 10 a.m. on October 29th in the Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library. This discussion, organized by the Book and Library Committee of SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone) will examine issues concerning book theft and the book trade and will be followed by a tour of the BPL’s Rare Books and Manuscripts Department.

The tour requires pre-registration, but the panel discussion is free and open to the public. For information about SAFE’s panel discussions, see the SAFE events page. The announcement for this panel is not posted yet, so check the full announcement (posted August 30) on the ExLibris discussion list for further details.