Meet the Conference Organizers
Each year the RBMS Conference is put together by a group of volunteers, serving on multiple RBMS committees, and a fantastic ACRL liaison. The... Read More
New Members’ Lunch
Two years ago, I got on a plane in New York, headed for my very first RBMS conference, and I thought, “what on Earth am... Read More
RBMS Conference Mascot
“Prodigious!” It may seem as though he is everywhere, once you arrive at RBMS. A mysterious figure, hands in the air, occasionally surrounded by books.... Read More
Put a Hashtag on It: the Second Annual RBMS InstaMeet!
On behalf of my co-organizers and our host institution, The University of Iowa Special Collections Library, it is with pleasure that I invite you all... Read More
Participatory Session – “I’m Not Here to Teach You about My Race”: Stories of Recent Recruits
Last summer, several of us in the 2016 cohort of the IMLS-RBS Fellowship for Program for Early-Career Librarians attended Rare Book School in Virginia during... Read More
Iowa City Outdoors
Iowa City has many exercise facilities and outdoor amenities to take care of your fitness needs. I am a walker and a swimmer (reflected in... Read More
Join us: RBMS Twitter Chat on June 13th!
UPDATE: If you missed the Twitter chat on June 13th, please see the archived discussion via Storify: https://storify.com/mazarines/rbms-2017-pack-prep-twitter-chat Can’t decide what to bring? Looking... Read More
Plenary 3: Memory
In exploring possible plenary themes for the RBMS 2017 Conference devoted to “The Stories We Tell,” the Conference Program Planning Committee determined that the three... Read More
Service Project Opportunity
Are you excited for a week in lovely Iowa City but missed the sign-ups for Tuesday workshops? Want to give back to the community you’ll... Read More
City of Literature
In the fall of 2008, just a few months after the massive flood that devastated our arts campus, Iowa City received a singular honor and... Read More