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Meghan Constantinou

@mrconstan.bsky.social

Rare book & special collections librarian & curator, Simmons PhD student, BSA Executive Committee, private collecting and book arts, graphic arts, collector of women's bookplates, proud mom of a cool kid.

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Black-and-white portrait of the 2025 Katharine F. Pantzer Junior Fellows Carlisle Yingst, wearing glasses, in front of shelves with books. The photo is situated on a white background with two lines of text above: the top line is pink and reads "Katharine F. Pantzer Junior Fellow 2025" and the second line is black and provides the fellow's name "Carlisle Yingst."

Black-and-white portrait of the 2025 Katharine F. Pantzer Junior Fellows Carlisle Yingst, wearing glasses, in front of shelves with books. The photo is situated on a white background with two lines of text above: the top line is pink and reads "Katharine F. Pantzer Junior Fellow 2025" and the second line is black and provides the fellow's name "Carlisle Yingst."

Pink header text provides Yingst's winning project title. Below is a brief paragraph in black text describing the project in their own words, emphasizing Yingst's research on the gendering of print in the long 18th century. All text is on a white background.

Pink header text provides Yingst's winning project title. Below is a brief paragraph in black text describing the project in their own words, emphasizing Yingst's research on the gendering of print in the long 18th century. All text is on a white background.

Mostly black text on a white background. "About the Fellow" at the top with Carlisle Yingst's brief bio underneath. The words "Carlisle Yingst" at the start of the paragraph are the only words in pink text.

Mostly black text on a white background. "About the Fellow" at the top with Carlisle Yingst's brief bio underneath. The words "Carlisle Yingst" at the start of the paragraph are the only words in pink text.

An open book showing an illustration and text about Mary Anne Talbot, also known as John Taylor. The image is set on a white background. Directly above the image is a pink text caption: "Image of Mary Anne Talbot/John Taylor from Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum, Volume 2, 1804. (Illustration faces page 160"

An open book showing an illustration and text about Mary Anne Talbot, also known as John Taylor. The image is set on a white background. Directly above the image is a pink text caption: "Image of Mary Anne Talbot/John Taylor from Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum, Volume 2, 1804. (Illustration faces page 160"

Thrilled to announce the 2025 Katharine F. Pantzer Junior Fellow,Β @ceyingst.bsky.socialΒ !πŸ† Their research, "Transitions by the Book," delves into how print shaped and reflected non-normative gender in the long 18th century. This award is generously supported by Katharine F. Pantzer's legacy.

29.04.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

Please submit your bibliographical research to PBSA so I have an outlet for all my fussy editing opinions and also so I have interesting things to read, thank you

30.04.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Soft launch: Brigitte Fielder & I (along with a small advisory board) are launching The Wheatley Census, a bibliographical project to locate, document & make citable at item level all surviving book copies of editions of Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects to 1900, beginning w the 1773 1st edition.

26.10.2023 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

Don't trust anyone who follows the word 'permanent' with the word 'digital'.

07.04.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Front cover of a print journal. Text reads THE PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL 119 No. 1 MARCH 2025 at top. And CHICAGO at bottom. In the center is a photo of a binding for a Qur’an against a saturated lilac rectangle background.

Front cover of a print journal. Text reads THE PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL 119 No. 1 MARCH 2025 at top. And CHICAGO at bottom. In the center is a photo of a binding for a Qur’an against a saturated lilac rectangle background.

Masthead page for an academic journal. Most of the page lists the editorial board members in a 3 column layout. The verso of the journal’s cover is at left, a field of solid lilac.

Masthead page for an academic journal. Most of the page lists the editorial board members in a 3 column layout. The verso of the journal’s cover is at left, a field of solid lilac.

The back cover of a journal. It is a solid field of lilac, sparingly printed with the table of contents printed in black.

The back cover of a journal. It is a solid field of lilac, sparingly printed with the table of contents printed in black.

PBSA 119.1 came in the mail today! The lavender is beautiful in person. It’s also the first issue where we have a full cohort of our advisory board members who rotate on 3 year terms. We work hard to make it a beautiful object & @bibsocamer.bsky.social membership (affordable!) gets you a print copy

07.04.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
A close-up photo of a person’s hands paging through an old book. Several slips of paper are tucked at intervals into the pages. Overlaid on top of this is a block of white text on a dark red background, which reads, β€œThe NEH is an essential force for good, helping individuals and communities understand our past, engage the present, and provide a vision for a better tomorrow.β€― RBS affirms the vital importance of the NEH in supporting programs and grants that enrich the cultural understandings of our citizens, our communities, and our nation.”

A close-up photo of a person’s hands paging through an old book. Several slips of paper are tucked at intervals into the pages. Overlaid on top of this is a block of white text on a dark red background, which reads, β€œThe NEH is an essential force for good, helping individuals and communities understand our past, engage the present, and provide a vision for a better tomorrow.β€― RBS affirms the vital importance of the NEH in supporting programs and grants that enrich the cultural understandings of our citizens, our communities, and our nation.”

The National Endowment for the Humanities is an essential force for good. Rare Book School affirms the vital importance of @nehgov.bsky.social in supporting programs and grants that enrich the cultural understandings of our citizens, our communities, and our nation.

07.04.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
We're suing Trump to save library funding. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

We're suing Trump to save library funding. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

NEW: ALA is going to court to stop the President’s attempts to illegally dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services.

The President does not have the authority to destroy a federal agency. That's why we're taking action with our co-plaintiff @afscme.bsky.social. #ForOurLibraries (1/3)

08.04.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3462    πŸ” 1187    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 85

We’re having a symposium at @livesandletters.bsky.social! Come and geek out with us over early modern libraries and the books that filled them. Abstracts due May 16th, full details here www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of... #bookhistory #earlymodern

04.04.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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04.04.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

These are incredible!

01.04.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally made it to BlueSky! Thanks for the nudges, @sharpweb.org and @bibsocamer.bsky.social

31.03.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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