A man in a dark shirt with a tan cardigan and khaki pants stands next to a large pad of paper on a stand, on which is written in black and pink, "Terry Belanger's Gascoigne Gallery".

Terry Belanger at RBS in 2025. (RBS Staff Photo.)

Terry Belanger Turns 85!


RBS founder and longtime instructor Terry Belanger turns 85 years old this Saturday, 21 March! We invite you to send Terry a birthday note or share a memory. 


You can also make a gift to the Terry Belanger Endowed Scholarship Fund. Each dollar raised toward this amount will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling the impact of each gift received. The Belanger Scholarship opens doors for the book community by providing tuition and travel stipends to RBS students with financial need.


Watch Terry discuss the origins of RBS and what makes the School unique. 
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Announcing Our 2026 Scholarship Recipients


Rare Book School is happy to reveal the 2026 recipients of its General Scholarship Committee awards, as well as the winners of the Buice Scholarships for returning students. Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients!


Learn more about RBS scholarship opportunities.
Read the list of scholarship winners
Jennifer Merriman 2025

Scholarship recipient Jennifer Merriman examines a book in B-10: Introduction to the History of Bookbinding. (Photo by Andrew Shurtleff, 2025.)
Photo of a group of people standing around a long table looking at a large photo-illustrated book that is sitting open on it.

Students in the RBS summer course I-35: The Identification of Photographic & Digital Print Processes. (Photo by Ryan Boatright, 2025.)
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Summer Course


Ready to join us this summer? Take a look at the courses below, and submit your application before seats run out.


  • Introduction to the Principles of Bibliographical Description (G-10)
  • Censorship from the Inquisition to the Present (H-205) 
  • Histories of the Book in the Age of Atlantic Revolutions (H-225)
  • The Identification of Photographic & Digital Print Processes (I-35)
  • The Photographic Book since 1843 (I-45v)
  • Seminar in Western Codicology (M-20)
  • And more!
 

RBS Ripples


Rare Book School's impact extends outward like ripples on water. We're highlighting RBS community members whose experiences continue to inspire.


  • Amanda Nelson and Tess Goodman co-organized Paper Day, a special installation and series of events at Wesleyan University that celebrates paper as a medium through the work of visual artists, musicians, conservationists, and writers. Nelson was a 2024–25 RBS Lang Fellow. Goodman has previously served as RBS Assistant Curator and as Museum Curator for the RBS summer course G-10: Introduction to the Principles of Bibliographical Description.


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