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6 people are interested
Library Volunteer at the Book Club of California
ORGANIZATION: THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA
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6 people are interested
The Book Club of California is a nonprofit cultural center, publisher, and library dedicated to supporting and preserving the book arts, as well as the history and literature of the West. The club hosts book-related exhibitions, a year-round series of public programs, and publishes limited edition books, keepsakes, and a letterpress-printed Quarterly News-Letter.
Since the club’s founding in 1912, our members have included leading men and women involved in Bay Area arts and letters - passionate book collectors, dealers, publishers, printers, designers, authors, historians, librarians, book artists, and bibliophiles of all stripes.
The Albert Sperisen Library at the Book Club of California contains about 11,000 monographs, as well as pamphlets and ephemera. The collection is focused on fine printing, especially in the Bay Area and California, and to a lesser extent on the history of printing and book arts, and California history. We have a nearly complete collection of the Grabhorn Press from the collection of San Francisco bookbinder Florence Walter.
The volunteer will assist the librarian with maintaining and providing access to this small special-collections library. Our current project involves checking the collection against the catalog to ensure that catalog entries are correct and reflect any copy-specific information, and related improvements to the organization and cataloging of the collection. Depending on the volunteers’s qualifications and experience, tasks may include:
Physical review of the collection and comparison to holdings in our online catalog (we use a local version of WorldCat and catalog in WorldShare following DCRM(B))
Copy or original cataloging of special-collections materials
Providing reference assistance to researchers
Exhibition preparation
Other tasks as appropriate
We look forward to hearing from you! Thanks for your interest.
More opportunities with THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA
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About THE BOOK CLUB OF CALIFORNIA
Location:
312 SUTTER ST STE 500, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108, US
Mission Statement
The Book Club of California supports the art of fine printing related to the history and literature of California and the western states of America. The Book Club honors its mission through the continual research of these topics, and the activities of publishing, programming, and exhibitions. The Albert Sperisen Library further preserves and promotes the art of fine printing with its holdings of reference, fine press, and rare materials.
Description
The Book Club of California is a non-profit, membership-supported organization founded in 1912. The club supports the art of fine printing related to the history and literature of California and the western states of America through a dynamic series of publications, public programs, and exhibitions.
WHO WE ARE
Our membership is made up of a diverse and vital community united by a love of fine books and the marriage of content and craft. BCC members include printers, binders, typographers, historians, librarians, curators, collectors, readers, scholars, and people who simply love books. They hail from all over the world, representing 38 states and 8 countries.
WHAT WE DO
We print limited edition and letterpress publications collected by individuals, libraries, and institutions around the world, and host dynamic programs and exhibitions that offer insight into publishing, printing, literature, and the history of California and the West. Our special collections library is full of noteworthy fine press books and ephemera from the region, as well as reference materials on printing history and book arts.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
312 Sutter StreetSuite 500San Francisco, CA 94108
DATE POSTED
July 30, 2018
SKILLS
- Basic Computer Skills
- Library Sciences
- Administrative Support
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- A minimum of 2 hours per week