[Libri] Books to Blogs: Past and Future of the Book events, 15-16 November

[Prof. James Wald (der Geist, der stets verneint)]

Dear Colleagues,

Here is the program of book-history events for the next BookMarks  
weekend.

Best,

Jim Wald


SOUTH HADLEY, Mass.—Museums 10 and Mount Holyoke College present the  
third weekend of programs for BookMarks:  A celebration of the Art  
and History of the Book.  Two days of dynamic programming at Mount  
Holyoke College, Books to Blogs and Back, will explore a range of  
issues associated with the history and the future of the book.   
Programs on November 15 - 16 include a keynote lecture given by  
Robert Darnton, a talk by Jason Epstein and a panel with Terry  
Belanger, Sven Birkerts and Lisa Gitelman, moderated by NPR’s Corey  
Flintoff.

All events are free and open to the public.

Thursday, November 15th
7:00pm
Keynote lecture: “The Research Library in the New Age of Information”
Robert Darnton
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Gamble Auditorium

Friday, November 16
9:00am – 11:00am

Books to Blogs Expo
Interactive exhibits relating to the history of book creation and  
publication.
Mount Holyoke College Library, Information, & Technology Services (LITS)

Miles-Smith Wing, Information Commons

·       Bookbinding with Peter Geraty of Praxis Bookbindery in  
Easthampton, Massachusetts

·       Small letterpress printing demonstration by master printer  
Carl Darrow of Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts

·       University of Massachusetts Press, Bruce Wilcox

·       Modern Memoirs Private Publishing, Kitty Axelson-Berry

·       Online Self-Publishing

·       Zines: Alternative, Self-Published, Non-commercial Works

·       Kirtas APT BookScan Gold Book Scanner by Joseph Merritt &  
Company

·       Blogs in Action: An Interactive Demonstration

·       Assistive Technology, How Technology Has Helped the Disabled



More details at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/lits/17321.shtml


11:00am
Lecture: “Farewell to Gutenberg”
Jason Epstein
Mount Holyoke College LITS, Dwight 101


1:30pm
Panel discussion: “The Past and Future of the Book”
Corey Flintoff, Moderator
Terry Belanger: “Books and Horses”
Sven Birkerts: “The Hive Life”
Lisa Gitelman: “Reading at Risk”
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Gamble Auditorium

3:30pm
Reception
Mount Holyoke College LITS, Williston Library Courtyard

For more information, visit http://museums10.org/BookMarks/.


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