LIBROS Calendar

Guests are welcome to our meetings, but please note that for project-based programs, members will receive supplied program materials first. Guests are welcome to participate if there are extra materials.

Social hour is from 9:00 to 10:00, followed by our regular meeting, which begins at 10:00. Please be prompt for the class, as we will start right after the regular business meeting.

Programs run from August – June. There is no scheduled meeting in July.

We meet in Albuquerque (see Meeting Location to the right for details).

For All Programs

Free Table: Anything art related that you would like to clean out and share with the club is always welcome.  

Sale Table: We are starting a sale table available to members to sell small amounts of unwanted or used art supplies. This is not for finished art pieces, just an ongoing white elephant thing for those who may be cleaning out their studios year round. But please bring things in in small increments. We cannot accommodate a whole studio! 10% of sales shall be donated to LIBROS.

Show and Tell Table: We love to encourage sharing our current works. We have a talented group of people who work in all sorts of mediums that are pulled together in book or box form. Pieces don’t have to be finished. You can also bring things in to discuss for help or inspiration. We will start this portion of the meeting early so make sure to show up on time!

Please feel free to email or call Mita with any questions,
Mita Saldana, 505-281-5737

CALENDAR 2023–2024

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Upcoming LIBROS Events & Programs

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Saturday, January 4, 2025

Paper & Glass Embellishments
with Anne Engelhart

Let’s make a handful of fun paper/glass pieces for bedazzling. We will also create a couple of Valentines (it is that time…already!) and a tiny book or two. 

In order to receive a kit for the program, please see your email for details and a supply list to have on hand.

About Anne Engelhardt:

What do I love more? Paper or Polka Dots? I think it depends on the day. Working with my hands is my meditation. As long as I can remember, I have been a maker--my appreciation and fascination for the decorative arts/crafts runs deep. 

As a serial entrepreneur (emphasis on serial), combined with a passion for design and making, I have had the great fortune to earn a living doing what I love. I am an art school drop-out who went on to start, operate and, in some cases, sell the following businesses: AE Design, Papers!, Books by Hand, Solum World Paper, Paper Palette, PaperGami, Craft Fantastic and Creative Culture. In the nineties, I taught book art workshops across the country. In the first decade of this century, I worked in product development internationally. Overall, my life has been spent with paper and all things paper related! Lately, I have been digitally obsessed with vintage, public domain images, collage and designing on my computer.

Learn more about Anne on her websites:  CraftFantastic.com and LostImageBindery.com

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Four Fast Books
with with Esther Feske

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Collaboration Book

 

* LOCATION *

LIBROS meets on the 1st Saturday from 9am to 12 noon (unless noted).

9:00–9:30 Social Time
9:30–10:00 Show & Tell
10:00 Meeting begins.

LOCATION as of AUGUST 2023:

Manzano Mesa Center
501 Elizabeth SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123
505-275-87123
[Google maps]

Members receive a detailed email Newsletter with upcoming programs, Zoom links, and materials required listings. So Join today!

Bookbinding Kit (PDF)

Don’t leave home without your bookbinding kit! Remember that many of our meetings are “hands-on” and the best way to learn new techniques is to try them yourself!

Book Lending Library
Library List by Title (PDF)
Library List by Author (PDF)
Collaborative Books (PDF)

Lists updated 9-2018.

LIBROS has a collection of over 100 books, magazines, collaborative books, CDs, and DVDs for loan! There’s a wealth of information just waiting for you to use. We will have a few varied titles at each meeting for you to peruse and/or borrow. The charge will be $1.00 a month (payable upon check out) for ONE month. If you wish to keep your book another month, there will be an additional charge of $1.00, but you must return it by the time that month is over, or 2 months maximum in your hands. This is in consideration of your fellow LIBROS members.

When you peruse the list, you’ll be amazed at the breadth of the Bookbinding/Book Arts information available to you! Your rental fees go toward acquisition.

Click the links below to see a few of the available books in various categories: