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Supporting booksellers' education and training - Ensuring the future of the rare book trade


This page lists news articles and information on various educational initiatives worldwide:
- Run and organised by ILAB such as the ILAB Mentoring Programme
- Run and organised by ILAB's member associations
- Listings of university courses and seminars

If you wish to report and promote an educational programme relevant for rare booksellers, please do not hesitate to contact the ILAB Secretariat (EMAIL) who will assist in disseminating the information to the trade worldwide.

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Education
"Thoughtful, relevant,... accessible and informative..., convivial, open and professional"
08 Oct 2024
"My motivation to attend York Antiquarian Book Seminar was to gain more insight into the book trade, especially from an Anglophone perspective, and…
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Education
"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Collation"
03 Oct 2024
Josh Knight, recipient of the 2024 scholarship for the CABS Book Seminar in the US looks back at an eventful and memorable week.
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Education Congresses and Meetings
Meet the ILAB Congress Scholarship Winners 2024: Dr Fiona L. Philip
18 Sep 2024
In less than four weeks, ILAB booksellers from around the world will gather for the 45th ILAB Congress. Thanks to the generous support of the Dutch…
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Education Congresses and Meetings
Meet the ILAB Congress Scholarship Winners 2024: Adélaïde Carton, Paris
12 Sep 2024
Soon will ILAB booksellers from all continents gather in Amsterdam for the 45th ILAB Congress. We spoke to the young booksellers who were awarded a…
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Education
YABS 2024: ILAB welcomes applications for scholarship
10 Jul 2024
ILAB is pleased to offer again a scholarship for the York Antiquarian Book Seminar (YABS). Applications are still open.
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Education Provenance Security
Provenance & Security in the Rare Book Trade: ILAB announces Symposium in Paris - Register Now!
22 Apr 2024
"Libraries, Booksellers and Collectors discuss Provenance, Restitution and the Conservation of our Written Heritage" at Paris' INHA at the…
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Education
CABS-Minnesota and ILAB announce scholarship
18 Mar 2024
ILAB and the CABS-Minnesota Antiquarian Book Seminar are pleased to offer a scholarship for booksellers in the first years in the trade.
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Congress Education
Spring greetings from Amsterdam! Booksellers invited to apply for three scholarships for the 2024 ILAB Congress from 14 - 17 October
01 Mar 2024
Are you a full-time antiquarian bookseller in the first three years of your career? Would you like to join ILAB booksellers from all over the world…
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Education
CABS-Minnesota 2024: Registration Now Open
18 Jan 2024
Lorne Bair, Director of CABS-Minnesota invites to register for the 2024 edition of the CABS Minnesota Book Seminar.
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Education
"YABS is a must!"
18 Dec 2023
Jan Olisiejko-Czekaj, bookseller in Poland, was awarded a scholarship, shared by ILAB and the Peter Harrington Foundation to attend the York…
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Education
ILAB and ANZAAB announce scholarships for the Australian & New Zealand Rare Book School 2024
11 Dec 2023
Established in 2005, the Australian & New Zealand Rare Book School provides professional and personal development opportunities for students…
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Education
"Rare book dealers aren't intimidating at all, but the most collegial and welcoming people you'd ever meet."
29 Nov 2023
Antje Papenburg-Frey from Germany was awarded the 2023 ILAB scholarship to attend the York Antiquarian Book Seminar. Read her report about an…
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