The Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar

10/31/2021

CABS-Minnesota is committed to diversity in the antiquarian and rare book trade. We believe that a diverse and inclusive trade will benefit both the trade and the cultural heritage community at large by expanding perspectives and by encouraging new collaborations. We recognize that many talented professionals in the cultural heritage professions do not see themselves reflected in the trade. As one step toward centering non-dominant perspectives, CABS-Minnesota has established the Diverse Voices Fellowship to build a cohort of five fellows who have a strong interest in learning more about the antiquarian book trade and have found themselves isolated in or distanced from the trade by reason of race, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, and/or income. The fellowship will offer a program of professional and career development designed around fellows’ interests. If you are eligible, please consider applying by using the URL in the image above. You can also use this link: https://form.jotform.com/212774675630158.

08/03/2021

Everyone is invited to this year's CABS Keynote Speech, given by Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress. He's titled his talk "To Each Generation its Own: Building and Reimagining the Nation's Rare Book Collection"

Space is limited, so please follow the link below to register. The webinar will start on August 15th, 1PM EST with the customary introduction and orientation by Lorne Bair, and Mr. Dimunation will begin his talk at 2. You're welcome to jump in just for the Keynote, or eavesdrop on the housekeeping too.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5716280274140/WN_wnDtm7j0Q2Oy9vPL-EcOcA

Everyone is welcome to Keynote Speaker Mark Dimunation's CABS Minnesota Keynote, titled "To Each Generation Its Own. Building and Reimagining the Nation's Rare Books Collection." Welcomes and Opening Remarks start at 1PM EST, and the talk is scheduled to begin at 2PM.

03/30/2021

Hello all, here is the official announcement for CABS 2021 from Lorne Bair.

Friends & Colleagues –

After a one-year, pandemic-inspired hiatus, CABS-Minnesota (formerly the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar) is back — this time in virtual format — for 2021. The Seminar will take place via Zoom from Sunday, August 15 to Thursday, August 19. Tuition for CABS Virtual is $500, and includes all course materials. Enrollment will be limited to 75 students. The registration deadline is August 1st, but we expect this year’s seminar to fill up very quickly; if you want to skip the details below and sign up now, here is a link to the registration page on our website > https://www.bookseminars.com/registration.php

Naturally, going virtual was not our first choice — but it was one made for us by the dictates of current CDC guidelines and the needs of our host institution, St. Olaf College. We heartily look forward to returning to live format in 2022; meanwhile, we’ve put together a terrific program of intensive on-line instruction for 2021, with all our regular faculty returning. Our Keynote Speaker is Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress; Andy and Marcee Nettell, proprietors of Back of Beyond Books in Moab, Utah, will deliver the Specialty Dealer lecture. We’ve been working since the first of the year to optimize content for on-line presentation, and we’re very confident that CABS Virtual will offer a rich and unique learning and networking experience – different from the live version, but with strengths all its own. We hope the substantially lower cost of tuition, the ability to attend without traveling, and the expanded class size will make this iteration of CABS accessible to a whole new group of students who may not have been able to attend in the past.

A generous slate of full scholarships is available, including a number of awards set aside for BIPOC applicants and others from traditionally underrepresented communities. Our scholarships page is at https://www.bookseminars.com/scholarships.php ; please keep an eye on this page in weeks to come, as some scholarship details are still being updated.

Kathy Lindeman, our registrar, will be happy to assist in answering logistical questions. Please contact her through our website, www.bookseminars.com, where you’ll find more information about our courses, schedule, scholarships, and how to register, as well as some other interesting CABS tidbits.

Or respond to me directly at [email protected] — I’ll be happy to assist you in any way I can.

Thanks. I really look forward to meeting some of you in August!

Lorne Bair, Director
CABS-Minnesota

Thanks to the generosity of many friends of CABS-Minnesota, a number of full scholarship opportunities exist to support those who wish to attend the 2021 online seminar. Please review the specific application terms of your prospective scholarships below, as deadlines and application requirments ofte...

09/21/2020

This Friday, at 10 a.m. Eastern, the CABS-Minnesota Virtual Book Fair will be opening. Please visit the URL on this palm card to learn more about our virtual book fair. We will have well over 100 exhibitors, each with nine fresh-to-market items, ranging in all interests for all book-lovers. Check it out, this coming weekend!

09/17/2020

CABS is pleased to announce our first virtual book fair! Join us September 25th-27th, with more than 130 dealers exhibiting:

https://cabsbookfair.getmansvirtual.com

04/09/2020

To all our dear friends of CABS-Minnesota, especially the class of 2020:

The ABSF Board has voted unanimously to cancel this year’s program due to the difficulties presented to us from COVID-19. The Board’s first priority is the health of the students and faculty of the seminar. Dormitory sharing, airplanes, and packed classrooms are not conducive to preserving the health of our students and staff, especially the health of those who are in the high-risk cohorts.

While the future is uncertain now, we know the seminar, ABSF, the book world, and the country will get through this. We have heard some great suggestions on how to stay connected in the mean time, and we will keep you informed on future initiatives of ABSF. Check back with our accounts for more information. Until then, keep yourselves healthy. We are wishing the very best for our community of book-lovers❤️

01/15/2020

Do you like books? Do you like meeting friendly people who like books? Do you enjoy camaraderie and delicious restaurants?

Well then CABS Minnesota is just the seminar for you! Registration is now open. Our website has a comprehensive list of scholarships available, all you have to do is apply! Librarian? Collector? Bookseller? All are welcome! Take this opportunity to learn how the rare and antiquarian book world works. This seminar fills up really quickly though, so apply now. This could be you next year, eating delicious tacos and sitting with kind, intelligent, bibliophiles.

10/03/2019

Registration for CABS opens on December 1, 2019. The 2020 seminar will be held on the St. Olaf campus. We are thrilled to be able to conduct this unique course for booksellers, librarians, archivists, and collectors in beautiful Northfield, MN. Please visit our website for more details on the 2020 seminar.

08/02/2019

Because at the heart of it all is a love for books. Ask your local bibliophile how you can become more knowledgeable about the book trade and book history. A great place to start is the Antiquarian Book Seminar!

07/20/2019

Because networking doesn’t stop at dinner time.

07/20/2019

A few photographs from our closing dinner last night. Thank you ABS 2019 for a wonderful week. You all accomplished so much, learning about books nine hours a day, five days straight. Your collegiality and kindness will take you far. @ Colorado Springs, Colorado

07/19/2019

Thirty five amazing, kind, intelligent seminarians go to José Muldoons. How many book seminarians does it take to create an amazing community of bibliophiles? Consider signing up for ABS 2020 to find out 😏 @ Downtown, Colorado Springs

07/17/2019

Lunch time discussion at the Antiquarian Book Seminar. Collegiality at its finest!

07/17/2019

More pictures tonight from the wonderful Phantom Canyon Brewery. They were so accommodating for a nearly 30-person party. So far, this CABS class has been kind to one another, and persistent in asking great questions about the book trade. I’m so proud of ABS 2019! @ Phantom Canyon Brewing Company

07/17/2019

More pictures tonight from the wonderful Phantom Canyon Brewery. They were so accommodating for a nearly 30-person party. So far, this CABS class has been kind to one another, and persistent in asking great questions about the book trade. I’m so proud of ABS 2019! @ Phantom Canyon Brewing Company

07/17/2019

Tonight the seminarians went out to Phantom Canyon in downtown Colorado Springs. The food was great, the people better. Our trade is built on trust.

07/14/2019

We are so looking forward to tonight’s keynote address from David Godine has run an independent press focused on publishing children’s books, novels, fine press, and other subjects for over forty years. Tonight we will kick off the antiquarian in style!

07/14/2019

This year we want to say thank you to our wonderful sponsors of the antiquarian We are looking forward to teaching a new wave of collectors, booksellers, and librarians the ins and outs of the rare book trade. Here we go antiquarian 2019!