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Rare Book School
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Rare Book School is a non-profit institute located in Charlottesville, VA, that provides advocacy, education, and outreach for the study, care, and uses of written, printed, and born-digital materials.

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A few of @rarebookschool.bsky.social's 'Lucille' collection on display in the UVA Rotunda
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Reminder: TODAY (11/19) is the deadline to apply for RBS's Andrew W. Mellow Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) Junior Fellows Program!

Details at rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/sofcb/
SoFCB Junior Fellows Program | Rare Book School
This year, ten Junior Fellows will be selected to join Rare Book School's Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) through an open application process. After completing two...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Reminder: TODAY (11/19) is the deadline to apply for RBS's Andrew W. Mellow Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) Junior Fellows Program!

Details at rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/sofcb/
SoFCB Junior Fellows Program | Rare Book School
This year, ten Junior Fellows will be selected to join Rare Book School's Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) through an open application process. After completing two...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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RBS recently hosted Shih-shan Susan Huang of Rice Univ. for a hands-on visit in which she, with UVA faculty & graduate students, learned about the history of the book in China through objects such as woodblocks, multi-color printed & illustrated books, rubbings & more from our Guanhailou collection.
Photo of a smiling woman, wearing a navy-blue sweater with a clothed bear on it, holding a rare Chinese book in her hands while two other people look over her shoulder from each side. Photo of an open spread of a rare Chinese book. On the left side, columns of Chinese characters fill the center of the page. On the right, a print in red ink depicts a man and a bow harvesting plants while a flock of birds flies up near them. A photo of a group of women gathered around both sides of a long table looking at one of the open rare Chinese books that are laid out along it. Photo of a page from a Chinese illustration in black, blue, and gold. The abstract figures suggest water or rock with plants or fungi growing around the edges.
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Applications for the 2026–28 cohort of our Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) Junior Fellows Program are due this Wednesday, 19 November!

Learn more: rarebookschool.org/admissions-a...
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The deadlines are approaching for our RBS fellowships!

We are currently accepting applications for the following opportunities:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗙𝗖𝗕 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)

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A vertically oriented graphic shows a white box with a yellow border. Inside the box, black and blue text reads, “Apply Now! The SoFCB Junior Fellows Program Application Deadline: Wednesday, 19 November 2025. The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography & Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources Application Deadline: Sunday, 7 December 2025.” On a black bar at the bottom of the graphic, white and yellow text says, “Learn more & apply at: rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships.” The background of the graphic is a photo of two women standing at a table on which a large illustrated rare book lies open on foam supports.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Have you visited the 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 & 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 exhibition? This weekend is your final chance to see the show before it closes! Come by our gallery on the second floor of UVA’s Shannon Library to view the fascinating items on display...
A vertically oriented rectangular photo shows the green and red sign for the Famous & Forgotten: The Game of Authors exhibition on the wall above a horizonal display case containing several historical examples of the Authors card game. In the upper left of the image, white text reads “Final Weekend!”
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The deadlines are approaching for our RBS fellowships!

We are currently accepting applications for the following opportunities:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗙𝗖𝗕 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)

rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/
A vertically oriented graphic shows a white box with a yellow border. Inside the box, black and blue text reads, “Apply Now! The SoFCB Junior Fellows Program Application Deadline: Wednesday, 19 November 2025. The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography & Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources Application Deadline: Sunday, 7 December 2025.” On a black bar at the bottom of the graphic, white and yellow text says, “Learn more & apply at: rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships.” The background of the graphic is a photo of two women standing at a table on which a large illustrated rare book lies open on foam supports.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Come visit us at Booth 427 on Cultural Row at the Boston Book Fair this weekend!

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Photo of a booth with a black curtain backdrop behind a table with a maroon banner reading "RBS Rare Book School." On the table are various flyers, swag items, books, and annual reports.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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A word for librarians, library students, booksellers and bibliophiles-- Rare Book SCHOOL rocks so hard! 🤘
November 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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RBS staff members Michael F. Suarez, S.J., Barbara Heritage, @klhkhistorian.bsky.social, Andrew Kuhn & Zoe Langer will be at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend (7–9 Nov.). Stop by Booth 427 on Cultural Row for info on RBS courses, fellowships, job opportunities & more!
A vertically oriented rectangular graphic with a dark blue background is overlaid with a large green circle that spills off the right side of the image. Across the top of the graphic a horizontal white bar has the RBS logo and text reading “Rare Book School will be at the 47th annual Boston ABAA International Antiquarian Book Fair from Friday to Sunday, 7–9 November 2025.” White text on the lower dark blue background reads “RBS Executive Director Michael F. Suarez, S.J., along with staff members Barbara Heritage, Katie Hodges-Kluck, Andrew Kuhn, and Zoe Langer, will be ‘on the ground’ at the Hynes Convention Center this weekend. Stop by Booth 427 to say hello!” To the right of this, on the green background is a graphic for the Boston Book Fair with a multi-colored geometric pattern and pictures of a globe, a letter, a quill pen, and a compass on it.
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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My boyyyyyyyy
(fun fact: @josefbeery.bsky.social @ryancordell.org and a true Murderer's Row of rising Book History talent were in the same @rarebookschool.bsky.social Teaching The History of the Book course one billion years ago)
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This morning @josefbeery.bsky.social is teaching a free public workshop for @scholarslab.bsky.social—we've got space, if you're in town & want to stop in before 12:30! Learn hands-on colorful letterpress printing of zine covers. Connecting letterpress & zines, via democratization of sharing info 👍
scholarslab.bsky.social Scholars' Lab @scholarslab.bsky.social · 24d
At 11/5's free #Zines Now! series workshop, learn to print colorful hand-made covers for your zines or homemade books on the BookBeetle Press w/expert printmaker & SLab collaborator @josefbeery.bsky.social (info on letterpress w/BookBeetle www.bookbeetlepress.com; Josef's work www.josefbeery.com) +
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Josef shouting out @briancassidy.bsky.social's amazing @rarebookschool.bsky.social class on the history of duplication tech (highly recommend, including for zines and for letterpress folks, very cool research+handson)
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Do you work at a small U.S. liberal arts college or at a university with 5,000 or fewer undergrads? If so, check out Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀!

Application deadline: 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

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A vertically oriented graphic shows a photo of a smiling woman in glasses and a blue RBS apron with her hands lifted high as she claps in celebration. A blue bar extending horizontally below her reads, in white text, “The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography & Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources.” This is flanked by white text against black reading: “Apply Now! Learn more about this and other RBS funding opportunities at rarebookschool.org.” The right third of the graphic has black and red text against a white background, reading, “A two-year program for faculty, librarians & curators at U.S. liberal arts colleges & small universities. Equips instructors with bibliographically informed teaching methods using original historical sources. Includes two Rare Book School courses, an annual stipend for travel & housing & matching funds for book-historical projects at fellows’ home institutions. Application Deadline: 7 December 2025.”
October 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Heads-up! The deadline to apply for 𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 is 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

We are also accepting applications for the following RBS fellowships:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗙𝗖𝗕 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)

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A vertically oriented graphic shows a white box with a yellow border. Inside the box, black and blue text reads, “Apply Now! RBS-Awarded Scholarships Application Deadline: Sunday, 2 November 2025. The SoFCB Junior Fellows Program Application Deadline: Wednesday, 19 November 2025. The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography & Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources Application Deadline: Sunday, 7 December 2025.” On a black bar at the bottom of the graphic, white and yellow text says, “Learn more & apply at: rarebookschool.org.” The background of the graphic is a photo of two smiling women in a wood-paneled room. The woman on the right is wearing a black-and-white checkered shirt. The woman on the right is in a black shirt and has short pink hair and glasses.
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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As a former grantee, I have to say that this program changed my teaching and my scholarship in profoundly positive ways. Worth applying!
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An information session for those interested in learning about Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 will be held via Zoom at 6 p.m. ET on 29 October. Register at rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/lang
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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An information session for those interested in learning about Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 will be held via Zoom at 6 p.m. ET on 29 October. Register at rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/lang
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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An information session for those interested in learning about Rare Book School’s 𝗠. 𝗖. 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 will be held via Zoom at 6 p.m. ET on 29 October. Register at rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/lang
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Join us 30 October for Halloween-inspired activities & a closing reception for our 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 & 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 exhibition, 4–6:30 p.m. @ RBS (Ste. 230) in UVA's Shannon Library.

Free & open to the public. Details: rarebookschool.org/all-programs/events/famous-forgotten-exhibition-events
A vertically oriented rectangular graphic has a mostly black background, against which cream and white text at the top reads “Famous & Forgotten Exhibition Closing.” To the left of this are photos of an Authors game card for King Lear and of two skulls stacked on each other. The upper skull is holding a stylus in its teeth and has a piece of leather draped over its head. A white background extends at a sloping angle from these, against which red and black text reads “4:00–6:30 p.m. Thursday, 30 October 2025. Rare Book School (Suite 230) Second floor, Shannon Library, UVA. Free & open to the public.” In the bottom left corner is the RBS logo with text reading “Famous & Forgotten: The Game of Authors is sponsored by the Pine Tree Foundation of New York,” along with RBS’s URL, rarebookschool.org. The lower right of the graphic shows an open page from Hamlet with an illustration of Hamlet cowering before the ghost of his father on a castle parapet.
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Applications are open for:

𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (apply by 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)

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A vertically oriented graphic shows a white box will a yellow border. Inside the box, black and blue text reads, “Apply Now! RBS-Awarded Scholarships Application Deadline: Sunday, 2 November 2025. The SoFCB Junior Fellows Program Application Deadline: Wednesday, 19 November 2025. The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography & Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources Application Deadline: Sunday, 7 December 2025.” On a black bar at the bottom of the graphic, white and yellow text says, “Learn more & apply at: rarebookschool.org.” The background of the graphic is a photo of a young woman dressed in black with a red apron. She is smiling as she operates a large handpress.
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Thanks to the University of Virginia's Cavalier Daily for this nice feature about RBS!

www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
The Rare Book School fosters a framework for tangibly interacting with textual artifacts
The Rare Book School is open to students, faculty and local community members alike, with classes and exhibits that work to highlight their mission of understanding our cultural history through physic...
www.cavalierdaily.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Join us 30 October for Halloween-inspired activities & a closing reception for our 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 & 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 exhibition, 4–6:30 p.m. @ RBS (Ste. 230) in UVA's Shannon Library.

Free & open to the public. Details: rarebookschool.org/all-programs/events/famous-forgotten-exhibition-events
A vertically oriented rectangular graphic has a mostly black background, against which cream and white text at the top reads “Famous & Forgotten Exhibition Closing.” To the left of this are photos of an Authors game card for King Lear and of two skulls stacked on each other. The upper skull is holding a stylus in its teeth and has a piece of leather draped over its head. A white background extends at a sloping angle from these, against which red and black text reads “4:00–6:30 p.m. Thursday, 30 October 2025. Rare Book School (Suite 230) Second floor, Shannon Library, UVA. Free & open to the public.” In the bottom left corner is the RBS logo with text reading “Famous & Forgotten: The Game of Authors is sponsored by the Pine Tree Foundation of New York,” along with RBS’s URL, rarebookschool.org. The lower right of the graphic shows an open page from Hamlet with an illustration of Hamlet cowering before the ghost of his father on a castle parapet.
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Applications are open for:

𝗥𝗕𝗦-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 (apply by 𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (apply by 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃.)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 (apply by 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗰.)

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A vertically oriented graphic shows a white box will a yellow border. Inside the box, black and blue text reads, “Apply Now! RBS-Awarded Scholarships Application Deadline: Sunday, 2 November 2025. The SoFCB Junior Fellows Program Application Deadline: Wednesday, 19 November 2025. The M. C. Lang Fellowship in Book History, Bibliography & Humanities Teaching with Historical Sources Application Deadline: Sunday, 7 December 2025.” On a black bar at the bottom of the graphic, white and yellow text says, “Learn more & apply at: rarebookschool.org.” The background of the graphic is a photo of a young woman dressed in black with a red apron. She is smiling as she operates a large handpress.
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Are you interested in how publishers’ archives illuminate the history of the American book? Apply for RBS's winter online course, H-95v: Reading Publishers’ Archives for the Study of the American Book!

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝟭 𝗗𝗲𝗰. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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A vertically-oriented rectangular graphic has a black horizontal bar on top, in the center of which is the RBS logo. Below this, dark orange and black text reads, “Online Course: H-95v Reading Publishers’ Archives for the Study of the American Book.” The center of the image shows three pages from Wiley and Putnam’s Library of American Books” lists fanned out against a black background. Below this, white and yellow text reads “Now accepting applications at rarebookschool.org/schedule. First-round deadline: 1 December 2025.”
October 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Thanks to all those who joined us for our fall open house last Friday! We had an enthusiastic crowd, and we loved seeing everyone printing on the letterpress, trying their hand at leather tooling, and admiring some of the largest and smallest items from our world-class teaching collections!
Photo of an oversized eighteenth-century bible open to its title page, with ornate fonts alternating with simple bold text. Below this are four very small religious books with decorative covers. Photo of a number of people gathered around tables on which are displayed large and small historical books. A group of people are intently leaning over teal cutting boards laid out around a large table. Scattered across the table are various leather tooling supplies and tools, which they are using to stamp patterns into small squares of leather. A photo shows a room lined with bookshelves. In the background, two groups of people smile and stand talking. In the foreground are tables on which are laid out on display a number of old rare books of various sizes. Some of the books are displayed open on foam rests, while others are closed to show their bindings.
October 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The first day of class can be scary even as an adult and even for something as fun as a @rarebookschool.bsky.social course on the Hand-Press period. We had our first class this afternoon and it was delightful. Not scary at all.
rarebookschool.bsky.social Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · Sep 26
We're accepting applications for our fall online course, A Bibliographical Introduction to the Hand-Press Period. The course, taught by @wynkenhimself.bsky.social, runs Sundays, 10/19-12/14. Application deadline is Fri 10/10. More at rarebookschool.org/fall-online-course-thinking-bibliographically
October 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM