Potomac Chapter Exhibit:  Life Along the Potomac Exhibition Catalog Now Online The Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers’ exhibition, Life Along the Potomac, opened on December 3rd, 2015 at the Bethesda Library, Bethesda, MD.   On January 4th it traveled to the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, MD where it is on display through … Continue reading 2016 Calendar

Exhibition Guided Tour - "Pen to Press: Experimentation and Innovation in the Age of Print" Thursday, January 15, 6:30 pm Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201 We're pleased to announce our first event for 2015: An after-hours guided tour of the Pen to Press exhibition at the Walters Art Museum. Please … Continue reading 2015 Calendar

Please join the GBW Potomac Chapter in welcoming our newly elected officers! Vice Chair  -  Beth Curren Treasurer - Linda Rollins We’re looking forward to a great year.  Check back here for updates on what’s coming up next! Dan Paterson Chair of the Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers.

The Potomac Chapter will be sponsoring several great programs over the next few months that we would like to bring to your attention so you can mark your calendars now.   We will send out announcements in advance of events with more specifics on logistics, but want to alert you to the activities we have in … Continue reading 2014 Calendar

Please join the GBW Potomac Chapter in welcoming our newly elected officers! Chair  ---  Dan Paterson Secretary  ---  Jane Bortnick Griffith Events Coordinator  ---  Dorothy Haldeman We're looking forward to a great year.  Check back here for updates on what's coming up next! Dan Paterson Chair of the Potomac Chapter of the Guild of Book … Continue reading A New Year and New Officers!

Guild of Bookworkers Potomac Chapter2013 Events Tips and Tricks Evening Session with Linda RollinsFebruary 28 - 5:30 PMPyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring, MDLinda will share a range of techniques and insights acquired through her many years of teaching and independent bookbinding.Linda Rollins is the Resident Bookbinder at Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center in Silver Spring, MD.Workshop … Continue reading 2013 Calendar

Please join the GBW Potomac Chapter in welcoming our new officers! Vice-Chair   ---   Vicki Lee Treasurer   ---   Linda Rollins Harasewych Website Administrator   ---   Jim Thurn We're looking forward to a great year. Check back here to get updates on what's coming up next! Dan Paterson Chair of the Potomac Chapter of the Guild … Continue reading A New Year and New Officers!

July 14 & 15 Washing & Drying Workshop Presented by: Renate Mesmer 9 AM – 5 PM Folger Shakespeare Library Renate Mesmer is the Head of Conservation at the Folger Shakespeare Library and the former Director of the Book and Paper Conservation Program at the Centro del bel Libro in Ascona, Switzerland. She has a … Continue reading Updated Calendar of Events for 2012

WORKSHOP TIPS AND TRICK IN BOOK AND PAPER CONSERVATION WITH RENATE MESMER WERNER GUNDERSHEIMER CONSERVATION LAB, FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY 201 EAST CAPITOL STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 NOVEMBER 5TH – 6TH, 2011, 9:00AM – 5:00PM Cost: Members: $200.00 Non-members: $250.00 Material: $20.00 GATHERING ANNUAL MEETING AND HOLIDAY PARTY DECEMBER 15TH, 2011 LOCATION TBA Please check … Continue reading Elections, Holiday Party & Workshop!

Here's our schedule of events for 2011. More information about each event can be found in the PDF file available for download to the right of the screen. We look forward to seeing you in 2011! FEBRUARY 4 Lecture: Satisfying an Appetite for Books: Innovation, Production, and Modernization in Later Islamic Bookbinding   FEBRUARY 5 … Continue reading A New Year and Lots of Activities!