Scholarships Available for GBW Conference--Fill out an Application Online Today!!

Scholarship applications for the 2016 Standards of Excellence Seminar are now open!

The 2016 Guild of Book Workers annual meeting and Conference will take place in Charleston, SC, September 15-17^th. 

Scholarships are available for both student and regular members. An applicant must be a member at the time of application. The scholarship consists of a waiver of registration fees to the Seminar, lodging costs for four nights (Wednesday through Saturday) at the conference hotel and the banquet. Recipients are responsible for making their own travel plans. After scholarships are awarded, the GBW Treasurer will contact recipients to discuss lodging arrangements. Recipients may be asked to help with newsletter coverage and/or assist with other tasks during the Seminar.

Applications must be received by June 1, 2016.

The Scholarship Committee will inform applicants of their decision before the early bird registration deadline on June 30.

 Full conference schedule and application information at:https://guildofbookworkers.org/standards

CALL FOR ENTRIES: RM Chapter Show

The deadline to enter is May 31. Please fill out your intent form as soon as possible so that we can give potential venues an idea of number of entries. See https://gbw.formstack.com/forms/souvenirexhibit_intent for details. Contact karen.jones@jeffcolibrary.org with any specific questions or concerns. Digital images are due in August and the work is due in Sept. We have firm commitments to exhibit the show in CO and WY, and members are actively pursuing venues in other RM states. We anticipate that the show will travel beginning in the fall of 2016 and ending in the fall of 2017. The opportunity to exhibit and share our work is one of the great benefits of membership. Looking forward to seeing a lot of great book art!  Karen and Katie