Supplementary Courses & Workshops

Bookbinding, Book Arts, Repair, Restoration and Preservation

Organization Description Link to site
Garage Annex School, Easthampton, MA Workshops and Summer Institute courses including bookbinding, printing, and repair and restoration. Website
Northeast Document Conservation Center Workshops, webinars, and conferences on topics including preservation, collections care, and digitization. Website
The University of Iowa Center for the Book Programs include a Master of Fine Arts in the Book Arts, a Graduate Certificate, and non-degree courses.

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Wells College Book Arts Center, Aurora, NY Week-long summer courses including bookbinding and printing. Website

Rare Books Courses

Rare Book School at the University of Virginia Website
The California Rare Book School at the UCLA Department of Information Studies Website
The Midwest Book and Manuscript Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate School of Library and Information Science Courses and workshops related to book history, book arts, and special collections, with credit option. A graduate certificate in special collections is also available Website
Book History Workshop at Texas A&M University Website
The Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar at Colorado College, Colorado Springs Seminar held during summer, not for credit Website

Study Abroad Courses

Organization Description Link to site
Pratt SLIS in partnership with University College London (UCL) Two-week summer course focused on e-publishing, open to students enrolled in grad programs or holding MLIS degrees Website
Pratt SLIS in partnership with Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy Five-week summer course designed for students studying museum libraries, archives, rare books & special collections, art history Website
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and the Department of Information Studies, University College London (UCL) Two-week summer seminar in London, England that is open to all, but students enrolled in a LIS grad program can earn credit. Website
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and Charles University in Prague Two-week summer seminar in Prague, Czech Republic that is open to all, but students enrolled in a LIS grad program can earn credit. Website
University of Southern Mississippi SLIS One-month summer program in England and Scotland libraries, museums and archives open to non-USM students Website
London Rare Books School, at the University of London Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies Offers five-day summer courses with a credit option; can earn a Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma in the History of the Book Website
Book History Workshop at the École de Institut d’histoire du livre in Lyons, France Courses taught in English or French Website
Montefiascone Project in Italy Website
Greek Ligatus Summer School (location changes by year) Website