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The American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.
Being a bookbinder can come in many different forms. You could start your own small business and sell your books at trade shows. You could compete in bookbinding competitions, designing the covers and forming the binding style around the text. You could work as a conservator, keeping books in good condition for generations to come. But how do you get started in this field and navigate its many pathways? If you are interested in pursuing bookbinding, join us in So You Want to Be a Bookbinder? A live webinar with panelists Chanel Ly, Abra Mueller, and Sol Rebora. Ask your questions, and gain perspective into the daily lives of professional bookbinders. ![]()
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Saturday, July 23, 2025![]()
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Can’t make it to the live webinar? No problem. The webinar will be recorded and sent to ticket holders following the event.
Join us at the Children's Creativity Museum this Saturday for their Carousel Day! Come for treats, activities, and free rides on the carousel. Make your own disappearing carousel critter with the AB#CCM![]()
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Take the one you love on a date to the ABM and rebind your favorite paperback into a hardcover tight back. Don’t have a book you want to rebind? No worries the museum will provide one for you. ![]()
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Do you want to take up bookbinding full-time but don't know where to begin? You've watched some videos, taken a couple of classes, and think you have found your passion in book arts. Where do you go from here? Do you want to be a conservator? Sell handbound books at artist fairs? Create one-of-a-kind luxury bindings?![]()
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Get these questions answered and bring some questions of your own to So You Want to Be a Bookbinder? A live panel discussion with the owner of Bittermelon Bindery Chanel Ly, Conservator Abra Mueller, and Fine Binder Sol Rebora. Find out what it takes to be a professional bookbinder, how to get started, and where you can get training.
Over the past ten years, the ABM has hosted artist talks, how-to webinars, and history lessons. Each month the ABM hosts an expert in their field who shares insights and answers participants' questions. These webinars are recorded and available on our website after the event to help share the art of bookbindi#ABM10A#donationa#museumss#museumu#supportmuseumss#thankyounkyou
Maria
María. Italian fabric diary with cotton thread details, handmade bridles and painted edges. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.
Blanca
Blanca. Collage with sheepskin on both sides. Cuts in the inner sheets and registers of henequen thread. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.
Violeta
Violeta. Journal bound in Valencian dyed sheepskin leather, with carved edges, the journal covers in turn form the protection box, French endpapers, bridles and nail details. It was sewn on a loom with linen thread. Year 2003. Dimensions 18x12 [...]
