From international news outlets to scholarly publications, Rare Book School’s standing as the preeminent institution for bibliographical studies has attracted media attention worldwide. Browse our coverage below.
2026
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“SUNY Potsdam professor accepted to Rare Book School course.” North Country Now (14 April 2026).
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Molly Wynne. “Paper Day 2026: University Event Celebrates A Ubiquitous Medium Through Installations at Olin, Pruzan, and PAC.” The Wesleyan Argus (3 March 2026).
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Salem Twiggs. “Lessons in Binding from the Rare Book School.” Oak Spring Garden Foundation’s blog (2 January 2026).
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“Blooks, Jane Austen, and America’s First Public Library in Rare Book School’s Summer Lecture Series.” Fine Books & Collections Magazine (May 1, 2025).
2025
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Darya Bartol. “The Rare Book School Fosters a Framework for Tangibly Interacting with Textual Artifacts.” The Cavalier Daily (23 October 2025).
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Gauri Gupta. “Bridging Archives: The Role of IIIF in Global Manuscript Preservation.” The Times of India (8 October 2025).
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Jessica Hovey. “An Adventure in Paper Studies.” Osher Map Library & Smith Center for Cartographic Education Blog (September 2025).
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Jason W. Dean and Rhiannon Knol. “On Bindings.” Half Sheets to the Wind e-newsletter (August 8, 2025). (scroll down to “Current Events”)
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“Beyond the pages: John Carter Brown Library exhibition celebrates the making of rare books.” News from Brown (June 27, 2025).
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“Actor Leads Slate of Finals Weekend Speakers.” UVA Today (April 3, 2025).
2024
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“Review of Building the Book from the Ancient World to the Present Day.” Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (December 2024).
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“Why a California Couple Gave Millions to Rare Book School.” UVA Today (November 20, 2024).
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“Summer at the Newberry: Rare Book School.” The Newberry Library’s Donor Digest blog (September 20, 2024).
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Joyce Guyette. “For the love of books: Professor goes to school.” Erskine College (August 12, 2024).
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Christopher Spraker. “HSC manager attends Rare Book School.” Amicus Libris: Briefs from Harvard Law School Library (August 2, 2024).
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Ashley Stimpson. “Old books can be loaded with poison. Some collectors love the thrill.” Washington Post (July 24, 2024).
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Francesca Mancino. “The Complicated Ethics of Rare-Book Collecting.” The Atlantic (May 2, 2024).
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Jennifer Schuessler. “For Rare Book Librarians, It’s Gloves Off. Seriously.”New York Times (March 9, 2024).
2022
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Jennifer Schuessler. “The 2,000-Year Story of Building the Book.” New York Times (December 2, 2022).
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Jonathon Keats. “That Kindle Edition of Charles Dickens? This Rare Book School Exhibit Will Show You What Amazon Omitted.” Forbes (November 22, 2022).
2011–2020
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Andy Wright. “Leave Your Screens Behind (mostly) at Rare Book School.” Atlas Obscura (July 1, 2015).
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Nicholas Basbanes. “Summer Camp for Book Nerds: Why I Keep Returning to Rare Book School.” Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities (November/December 2014).
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Jennifer Howard, four-part series for the Chronicle of Higher Education:
“But Is It a Book?” (July 25, 2012)
“Digital Materiality, or Learning to Love Our Machines” (August 22, 2012)
“CSI: Rare Book School, or Computer Forensics in the Archives” (August 23, 2012)
“Rushdie’s Digital Shadow, or How to Create Electronic Archives” (September 24, 2012) -
Jennifer Schuessler. “Peering Into the Exquisite Life of Rare Books.” New York Times (July 23, 2012).
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Emma Rathbones. “What’s the Future of Books in a Digital World?” University of Virginia Magazine (Fall 2011).
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Daniel de Vise. “U-Va. School Celebrates the Embattled Book.” Washington Post (July 28, 2011).
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Sandy Hausman. “Students Get Up Close and Personal with Rare Books.” NPR: Weekend Edition Sunday (July 17, 2011).
2001–2010
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Andrew Witmer. “The Book Mechanic.” The Chronicle of Higher Education (December 6, 2009).
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Tabitha Barda. “Class Apart.” Rare Book Review (August/September 2007).
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Jackie Lyden. “Preserving Pages in Charlottesville.” NPR: All Things Considered (August 10, 2003).