21 Nov Book of the Week — Civil Dis-course: A Holiday Tool Kit

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"Let's have a civil conversation! We agree to respect one another as we talk and listen. No eye-rolling. No attitude...

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27 Jun Now on Display! Printing Through the Pandemic

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Printing Through the Pandemic J. Willard Marriott, The University of Utah Levels 1 & 4 June 24 - September 23, 2022 This exhibition is free and open to the public. Delirium Philip Zimmermann Tucson, AZ: Spaceheater Editions, 2020 N7433.4 Z55 D45 2020 In early March 2020, under orders to evacuate the print shop, Emily...

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02 Mar Book of the Week — Ingress / Egress

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"A book is an architectural space where you can wander about, looking back and forth, all around, in and out, opening and closing doors — it's your room." Ingress / Egress Ellen Knudson Gainesville, FL: Crooked Letter Press, 2015 N7433.4 K58 I54 2015 Celebrated annually, Read Across America Day was...

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29 Oct Rare Books Digital Exhibition — The Pursuit of Reading

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  Virginia Woolf said “…the pursuit of reading is carried on by private people.” So, too, is the pursuit of fine bookmaking. As the quality of bookmaking declined in the nineteenth century due to mass production, a few dedicated book lovers became book makers in order...

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23 Jan Good News & Great Work From the Library

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First, Amy Thompson, Book Arts Designer and Instructor, is going to have one of her pieces featured in an upcoming exhibition. Ink, Press, Repeat, is a “national juried exhibition of traditional and digital print media and book art by 37 professional artists from across the...

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28 May Head of the Book Arts Program Goes the Distance with Artist Book for Spike 150

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On May 10, 2019, the 150th anniversary of the Golden Spike, the wedding of the Transcontinental Railroad, will be celebrated widely. As part of Spike 150, exhibitions and events are happening throughout Utah, and one such exhibition is Transcontinental: People, Place, Impact, which highlights the...

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04 Oct We recommend — Book as Archive & Enclosure

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10 Jul We Recommend — One for the Books

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Jessica Peterson, book artist, letterpress printer, and graphic designer is the owner of The Southern Letterpress in New Orleans. She holds an MFA in Book Arts from the University of Alabama and a BFA from The School of Art Institute of Chicago. While visiting the J....

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31 Mar “The Books Opened My Eyes to New Possibilities:” A Visit From Utah State University Students

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  “It was nice being able to get lost in someone’s work and to look at books in a way that I never have before. Being able to actually hold and handle the books teaches us many things. ” Early in the cold, wet month of February,...

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13 Jun We recommend — Book Arts Program workshop, “Letterpress Printing: Text + Image”

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Letterpress Printing: Text + Image Crane Giamo, Instructor June 14—August 2 Tuesdays, 5:00—8:00 Book Arts Studio, J. Willard Marriott Library, Level 4 $340, register here. Get a handle on what it takes to crank out an edition of gorgeous letterpress prints. This active, eight-week class introduces the fundamentals of letterpress, from...

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