Virginia Center for Book

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@VAHumanities This account will officially become an archive on November 30, so don’t drag your feet! You won’t want to miss what we’ve got in store. See you over at @VAHumanities! 👋

WE’RE MOVING! 🚚 📦 But don’t worry: We aren’t going far... Starting today, November 1, you can find us (and our posts) on @VAHumanities’ feed. We’ll still be sharing all the same content you love, just in a different place.

It's not too late to join 2024 Riccio artist Josef Beery for the first of four free "Alphabuzz" workshops, this Saturday at the Jefferson School. Learn more about "Alphabuzz" and our other upcoming events 🔗 loom.ly/60fOAZA

Are you interested in expanding your creative or teaching skills by exploring the printed word with young learners? We're seeking participants for a free, 4-part training to become a Book Beetle educator. 📽️ Watch: loom.ly/343m4VA 🔗 Register: loom.ly/26ch7bo

Thank you, Charlottesville, for two incredible evenings. We were delighted to spend time at @jsaahc on Tuesday for Aran Shetterly's "MORNINGSIDE" book launch, and yesterday, for Amor Towles' and Jim Ryan's conversation at the Paramount Theater, sponsored by Brown Advisory.

It's a big week! Join us tonight at 6PM for Aran Shetterly's "MORNINGSIDE" book launch at @JSAAHC We're hosting a sold out conversation with Amor Towles and Jim Ryan, tomorrow @cvilleparamount Lastly, Director Kalela Williams' debut novel, "Tangleroot" is released today!

The first Crozet Book Festival, hosted by Bluebird & Co. takes place this October! Kalela Williams is speaking on the Building Empathy panel alongside Virginia Festival of the Book alums Kathleen Grissom, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, and Jody Hobbs Hesler. 🔗 loom.ly/ikjeea0

Just one week left until Aran Shetterly's "MORNINGSIDE" book launch and conversation with Dr. Andrea Douglas, Director of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. 📆 October 15th, 6-7PM 🔗 Read our interview with Aran and RSVP: loom.ly/wwxERBU

Tomorrow: join @NDBookshop 7-8pm for a reading by Luisa A. Igloria (@ThePoetsLizard) from her new poetry collection, "Caulbearer." Igloria will be in conversation with David Bearinger, who directed our grants program for 38 years! #Reading #Poems 🔗: loom.ly/rsozh4w

Peter Hedlund (of @EncyclopediaVA) interviewed @AranShetterly about his new book "MORNINGSIDE," discussing the 1979 massacre, connections between Greensboro and Charlottesville, and Shetterly's next project. 🔗 loom.ly/wwxERBU 📆 Book launch 10/15 at the @JSAAHC

Aran Shetterly's upcoming release "MORNINGSIDE" garnered a stellar review from Kirkus Reviews. Read it here (🔗 loom.ly/N2ATZUA) and plan to join us on October 15th to celebrate the book launch!

Join us in Richmond to celebrate 10 years of "Making History", @libraryofva's crowdsourcing program. Josef Beery's BookBeetle is featured in the "Tech of Texts" exhibition! 🔗 loom.ly/br2Ufv8 📆 October 28, 10AM-2PM

Our beloved book arts member, Jenny Mikulski, is Creative Mornings' August speaker on the theme of RITUAL. 🔗 Register for Friday's talk, hosted at Infinite Repeats: loom.ly/Y7hfFFY

Explore the art and craft of typesetting and letterpress printing at the Virginia Center for the Book, which features Vandercook cylinder letterpresses and the largest publicly accessible collection of movable type in the mid-Atlantic region. 🔗 loom.ly/8W1YQgc

Check out these books, handmade at the Center's Bookbinding Core Workshop Series by @VAHumanities staff Katy Clune and Jennie Taylor. The fabric inlay in Katy's book is Hmong embroidery from Laos. 🔗 Upcoming workshops - loom.ly/gr6yXe0

Venture out before Debby kicks in and join us for Block Night tonight - 5:30PM at the Jefferson School. This week's host is Jenny Mikulski, who recently taught a linocut class at Infinite Repeats. Non-members welcome! Learn more about membership: loom.ly/x6Ln8us

It's Block Night! Bring your own project and materials, and join us at the Center's Jefferson School location to get feedback, learn new techniques, and share your skills. Open to everyone! Pictured here are recent works from Book Arts member Jenny Mikulski (a.k.a. Biscuit).

Summer enrollment is now open! Whether you're a new or experienced book artist, there's a workshop for you. Learn more and enroll: vabookcenter.org/events/

Join Book Arts members Liz Schneiders, Janet Eden, and Josef Beery at JMRL’s 6th annual How-To Festival! We'll have hands-on demonstrations all day. 📆 Saturday, May 04, 2025 – 10:00AM-1:00 PM 📌Central Library, 201 E. Market St, Charlottesville, VA