SF in SF welcomes Richard Kadrey and Thomas Olde Heuvelt

On Sunday, July 17, please join us for another evening of readings hosted by SF in SF. Richard Kadrey and Thomas Olde Heuvelt will be reading, and participating in a discussion moderated by Bay Area author Terry Bisson.

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Third Thursday at the ABM: Bloomsday Speed Reading

On Thursday, June 16, the American Bookbinders Museum celebrates Bloomsday with a speed reading of James Joyce’s Ulysses. Visitors are invited to read 30 seconds of the text, then pass it along to the next person. Do it once, do it twice, or just listen. As always, Third Thursday runs from

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Join Us for SF in SF in June

  SF in SF June 12, 2016 at 6:30pm Good books, good friends, and good conversation. Please join us for another evening of readings hosted by SF in SF. This June’s readers are Rudy Rucker and Michael Blumlein; they will be reading, and participating in a discussion moderated by Bay

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Celebrate Independent Book Store Day!

Tomorrow, April 30, is Independent Book Store Day. Here in the Bay Area we are fortunate to have a plethora of wonderful bookstores. Why not visit one or two? And as a reminder, the American Bookbinders Museum Book Store carries a great selection of books, bookbinding, and book building. Happy

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Third Thursday at the Bookbinders Museum

A reminder that this month’s Third Thursday will feature the poems from last weekend’s Lantern Review reading program, used as a vehicle to explore the ABM, and our notions of what a book is. Visitors can write their own haikus, or create a chapbook of poems (or both). We may

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Lantern Review and SF in SF This Weekend

The American Bookbinders Museum is delighted to host two sponsored events this weekend! The first, on Saturday, April 16, at 7pm, will be a celebration in honor of National Poetry Month organized by The Lantern Review, the online journal of Asian-American poetry.

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We are saddened by the news…

A longtime San Francisco bookstore loses its lease: Castro Books Inc. We are glad Books Inc. remains alive and thriving in other locations but they will be sorely missed by their Castro community.

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ABM Closing Early on Tuesday, March 15

The Bookbinders Museum will be closing at 3:30 on Tuesday, 3/15, for a private event. The last tour will be at 1pm. We’ll be back to our usual schedule on Wednesday, and hope to see you soon.

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Visiting the ABM before, during, and after the Superbowl

There’s a lot of excitement in our neighborhood this week and next, but for those not Superbowl-inclined, the thought of venturing downtown to visit the Bookbinders Museum may be daunting. Fear not (but remember: public transportation is your friend!).

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New Day for the Bookbinders Museum

The ABM is pleased to announce Saturday hours! The museum will be open from 10am – 4pm Tuesday through Saturday.  Docent tours are offered at 10am, 1pm, and 3pm; admission is $10 for a one-hour tour.  Admission to the exhibition space and bookstore is free. We hope to see you soon.

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