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Austin Book Fair Brings Community Together This Weekend

June 28, 2012 by Dustin Vegas 6 Comments

What will become of the bound book in the age of Kindles and Nooks? Will pages disappear alongside the scroll and clay tablets? If the citizens behind the Austin Book Arts Fair have anything to say about it, the answer is a defiant, printed and bound, “No!”

This weekend, the Austin Book Arts Fair will celebrate one of mankind’s greatest inventions: the humble book. Taking place on the beautiful grounds of the Villa at Laguna Gloria, owned and operated by the Austin Museum of Art, the Austin Book Workers promote books and book arts throughout Central Texas. This is the perfect event for children and adults who believe in the power of books to transform and enrich life.

This Austin book fair is free, and you’ll find many fun demonstrations and events for you to enjoy. You will engage in the process of making books, from creating your own paper to binding seams. In addition, you’ll try your hand at calligraphy, enjoy leather working  and hear a great deal of storytelling. Basically, the Austin Book Arts fair is a blend of history, craftiness and art that takes place within a community of book lovers from all walks of life.

The fair exhibits many unique and creative approaches to understanding the average book.

Kids will definitely have a blast at this event. From moment one, they’ll have opportunities to interact hands-on with bookmaking. Two fun opportunities stand out in particular for young-ins. First, kids and adults will have the opportunity to create their own miniature books, complete with personalized pages, printed words and bound covers. So if you have any miniature hands in your house to keep occupied, bring ’em down.

Be sure to take your time and appreciate the breathtaking grounds of the Villa at Laguna Gloria!

My second favorite facet of the event is the book hospital, where children can bring in damaged books to be repaired. After all, there are few things in life more sorrowful than throwing away a long-owned book because it fell apart.

The Austin Book Workers are a highly-skilled, passionate and creative group of people. Spend some time with them and you’ll be sure to learn something and enjoy yourself. They are a group of diverse writers, bookmakers, collectors, calligraphers, students, artists, and people who just love books.

Celebrate books at the Austin Book Arts Fair this Sunday, at 3809 W. 35th St., Austin, TX, 78763. Also, check out The Austin Book Workers’ website for more details.

 

@DustyVegas asks:

What is your favorite book?

 

Photos courtesy of Jerome Collins and Emmanuelle Bourgue.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Events

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11 years ago

I CANNOT WAIT! I haven’t heard of this until today, thanks Austinot!

My favorite book has got to be Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor. It tells the story of the author’s parents who were undocumented immigrants from Mexico, and two families escaping the Mexican Revolution. Great story and wonderfully written! If I can find my tattered copy, I’ll definitely bring it in to watch it get repaired 🙂

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Dustin Vegas
Dustin Vegas
11 years ago
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You should definitely get it repaired. I’ve never read the book before, though, so I will have to check it out for summer reading. When was it written? I have a copy of Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman I need repaired myself.

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Alice Shukalo
Alice Shukalo
11 years ago

Please go to https://sites.google.com/site/austinbookworkers/news—blog/austinbookfair2012-our25thanniversary and click on the link Pictures in our Book Fair Gallery. This gives you an idea of what happens at the Book Fair!

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Dustin Vegas
Dustin Vegas
11 years ago
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Great advice, Alice! I love the old, leather book in the top photograph. I can’t read the sign in front of it, though. What is the title?

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haleighburger
haleighburger
11 years ago

This looks like a ton of fun! I want to check out the leather working part the most.

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Brittany Highland
Brittany Highland
11 years ago
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Haleigh, did you end up hitting up the fair? What did you think?

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