Upcoming Events

The Liaisons sub-committee is proud to support the 2025 Conference of the Bibliographical Society of Canada: New Histories of the Small Press. The Conference is held as part of the Congress of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Spring 2025 Council Meeting

The Spring meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Friday 6 June.

The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.

BSA-AAS Liaison John Garcia is organizing this year’s James Russell Wiggins Lecture in the History of the Book in American Culture at the American Antiquarian Society, delivered by Prof. Christopher Looby (UCLA) on June 11, 2025.

Cover of Aristotle's Compleat Master Piece. Printed for, and sold by the Booksellers,1748

Aristotle’s Compleat Master Piece. Printed for, and sold by the Booksellers,1748. American Antiquarian Society

The BSA Events Committee is pleased to support this year’s iteration of the Queer Bibliography Symposium, which will be held both online and in person at New Castle University. Registration closes 9 June, so be sure to register ASAP!

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The BSA Events Committee is pleased to support the 19th International Conference of the Early Book Society which will be held at New York University from 23–27 June 2025

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Attending RBMS in New Haven this June? Join members of the Events Planning Sub-Committee and other BSA members and friends for an enjoyable evening at Mory’s hosted by Clara Drummond, Jose Guerrero, and Hannelore Segers.

Image of Louis' Lounge at Mory's: a dining room with a set table, wooden chairs, wall art, and warm lighting.

Louis’ Lounge at Mory’s in New Haven, CT

Attending the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section conference in New Haven this June? Don’t miss the BSA panel organized by BSA-RBMS Liaison Jose Guerrero!

A row of seven overlapping books: the different print versions of a specific controlled vocabulary used by librarians.

Print thesauri published between 1983 and 1991: Genre Terms (1983), Printing and Publishing Evidence (1986), Provenance Evidence (1988), Binding Terms (1988), Type Evidence (1990), Paper Terms (1990), and Genre Terms 2nd edition (1991). Photo courtesy of Ryan Hildebrand

BSA-SHARP Liaison Karla Nielsen has organized a BSA-sponsored panel at SHARP annual conference which takes place 7-11 July in Rochester, NY. If you are attending the conference, we hope to see you at the panel on Wednesday afternoon!

Learn more about the Mercantile Prize: submission deadline, eligibility, and more.

Fall 2025 Council Meeting

The Fall 2025 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Saturday 13 September.

The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.

Winter 2026 Council Meeting

The Winter 2026 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Saturday 15 February.

The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.

Spring 2026 Council Meeting

The Spring 2026 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Saturday 9 May.

The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.

Fall 2026 Council Meeting

The Fall 2026 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Friday 18 September.

The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.

Winter 2027 Council Meeting

The Winter 2027 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Sunday 14 February.

The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.

Spring 2027 Council Meeting

The Spring 2027 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Friday 14 May.

The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.

Fall 2027 Council Meeting

The Spring 2027 meeting of the Council of the Bibliographical Society of America will be held on Saturday 11 September.

The BSA Council has three meetings per year, one each in the winter, spring, and fall.