I cannot be called an unprejudiced commentator about the Book Arts Press and Rare Book School, since I founded these organizations at Columbia University's School of Library Service in 1972 and 1983, and moved them to the University of Virginia in 1992. Both organizations are concerned with education for rare books, special collections, and related subjects. An exhibition at the Grolier Club in New York City marking the 50th anniversary of the BAP's founding opens in November 2022, with accompanying catalog. Charity Navigator gives the school a rating of 100 (out of a possible 100). -Terry Belanger
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- EIN 54-1667557
- (434) 924-8851
- 2023 Ivy Rd Charlottesvle VA 22903-1713 USA
- www.rarebookschool.org
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Causes: Adult Education, Arts & Culture, Education, Printing & Publishing
Mission: We strengthen global communities of the book and textual heritage through education and strategic collaborations.
Programs: Rare book school annually offers approximately 40 week-long courses in the study, care, and uses of manuscripts, printed and born-digital materials. In fiscal year 2017, 520 students took 46 courses. Librarians, scholars, conservators, book dealers, students, collectors, and educators studied topics that ranged from medieval manuscripts and bookbinding to born-digital materials and textual encoding.
rare book school has a teaching collection of approximately 80,000 items related to the history of books and printing. Teaching methods at the school center around close engagement with original materials, and all items acquired and held by the school are used for instructional purposes and support the educational mission of the school.
rare book school provides an ongoing series of widely advertised, free public lectures (both during school sessions and at other times during the year) on a wide variety of bibliographical and book historical topics. To date, the school has presented more than 600 lectures, many of which are available for audio streaming on itunes or other podcast apps (by searching for "rare book school").