Communication tool for the GBW Board of Directors
View all threadsHi everyone,
I’ve compiled all the suggestions in this attached document. My preference
would be for the 4th option. I like leaving terms like fine or design out
to make it more inclusive. Many of our members don’t do fine or design
binding and I would like this apply to apply to all our members.
Thanks,
Kate
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCDDLmKJxntT5MOuGPcePvEn1gqSFR6StiWYcCxhVDY/edit
Kate Levy (she/her)
President, Guild of Bookworkers
505.263.3209 | president@guildofbookworkers.org
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 11:25 AM Eliza Gilligan <
membership@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Now that we've had a few days, what do we think? Don't want to let this
one slip through the cracks.
I'm good with Marianna's suggestion although I would like to specify
"design binding" instead of just "bindings"
eliza
On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 2:29 PM Marianna Brotherton Crabbs <
communications@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Excellent discussion! Happy to make all the edits online once we settle
on our language. Here's my go at it...
The Guild upholds the belief that we all share in the
responsibility to sustain the crafts involved with the production of hand
bound books. Its members hope to broaden public awareness of the book arts,
to stimulate the commissions of bindings, and to stress the need for sound
book conservation and restoration.
Marianna
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 5:09 PM jafenton67@gmail.com wrote:
HI-
I am not particularly good at word-smithing…but I agree that the
language should be updated. Todd’s suggestion looks fine to me. Maybe
tweaking “…production of fine books…” to address the fine vs design aspect
of our business. Maybe “…production of fine books, artists’ books and
design bindings”.
But like I said, I am not the word-smithin’ type.
Jodee Fenton, NW Chapter
From: GBW Newsletter Editor newsletter@guildofbookworkers.org
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 4:06 PM
To: Communication tool for the GBW Board of Directors <
gbwexec@list.guildofbookworkers.org>
Subject: [GBW_EXEC] Re: "About" page on website
As an afterthought, how about changing "fine" to "design"?
Have a nice weekend everyone.
Bridget
Newsletter Committee
guildofbookworkers.org
On Mar 28, 2024, at 5:55 AM, Todd Pattison <
vicepresident@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Kate,
Thank you so much for getting this conversation started and I really
appreciate that this was brought to the Board's attention by our membership.
I would be fine with shortening the two sentences into one, possibly
with something like this:
Our members are committed to sustaining the crafts involved with the
production of fine books while striving to broaden public awareness of the
hand book arts, stimulate commissions of fine bindings, and stress the need
for sound book conservation and restoration.
Just a suggestion.
Todd
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM Larry Houston <
treasurer@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Updating the language of the website sounds great!
To answer your question about its history, the verbiage comes from at
least 2009
https://web.archive.org/web/20090720060918/http:/www.guildofbookworkers.org/about/index.php but
is not part of the Bylaws or official documents as far as I can tell.
Note that the language is also used in other locations which may warrant
updates for consistency:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_of_Bookworkers
Guild of Book Workers | Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookworkers (under About)
https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/books-related-links
https://www.romoe.com/de/artikel/guildofbookworkers-org_k7v44vj1.html
Larry Houston
Treasurer, GBW
cell 920-246-0103
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM eliza gilligan <
elizamariegilligan@gmail.com> wrote:
Could we just eliminate the first sentence altogether?
Change the next sentence to the verbage below and add it to the end of
the previous paragraph- my 2 cents-- eliza
Its members are still dedicated to broadening public awareness of the
hand book arts, stimulating the commissions of fine bindings, and stressing
the need for sound book conservation and restoration.
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 3:46 PM GBW President <
president@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
It was brought to our attention from a member that the wording on the
About page on the website could use some updating.
"The Guild still believes, as did its founders, that there is a
responsibility among civilized people to sustain the crafts involved
with the production of fine books. Its members hope to broaden public
awareness of the hand book arts, to stimulate commissions of fine bindings,
and to stress the need for sound book conservation and restoration."
With the Guild's focus on DEI, this word choice could be seen as
inappropriate and offensive and could use some updating. Todd brought this
to my attention and shared the concern with the DEI committee as well. The
alternatives of "makers" or "artisans" were proposed, but I wanted to bring
this to you for suggestions before changing it. If anyone happens to know
where this came from or who wrote it, it would be good information to have.
I'd like to change this soon, so if you can let me know your thoughts on
the matter in the next few days, that would be appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Kate
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My preference is for #3, as it feels most inclusive, but I would be fine
with any of these.
OED lists "handbound" as one word, were we to go with an option that
contains that term.
jenn
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM GBW President <
president@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I’ve compiled all the suggestions in this attached document. My preference
would be for the 4th option. I like leaving terms like fine or design out
to make it more inclusive. Many of our members don’t do fine or design
binding and I would like this apply to apply to all our members.
Thanks,
Kate
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCDDLmKJxntT5MOuGPcePvEn1gqSFR6StiWYcCxhVDY/edit
Kate Levy (she/her)
President, Guild of Bookworkers
505.263.3209 | president@guildofbookworkers.org
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 11:25 AM Eliza Gilligan <
membership@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Now that we've had a few days, what do we think? Don't want to let this
one slip through the cracks.
I'm good with Marianna's suggestion although I would like to specify
"design binding" instead of just "bindings"
eliza
On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 2:29 PM Marianna Brotherton Crabbs <
communications@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Excellent discussion! Happy to make all the edits online once we settle
on our language. Here's my go at it...
The Guild upholds the belief that we all share in the
responsibility to sustain the crafts involved with the production of hand
bound books. Its members hope to broaden public awareness of the book arts,
to stimulate the commissions of bindings, and to stress the need for sound
book conservation and restoration.
Marianna
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 5:09 PM jafenton67@gmail.com wrote:
HI-
I am not particularly good at word-smithing…but I agree that the
language should be updated. Todd’s suggestion looks fine to me. Maybe
tweaking “…production of fine books…” to address the fine vs design aspect
of our business. Maybe “…production of fine books, artists’ books and
design bindings”.
But like I said, I am not the word-smithin’ type.
Jodee Fenton, NW Chapter
From: GBW Newsletter Editor newsletter@guildofbookworkers.org
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 4:06 PM
To: Communication tool for the GBW Board of Directors <
gbwexec@list.guildofbookworkers.org>
Subject: [GBW_EXEC] Re: "About" page on website
As an afterthought, how about changing "fine" to "design"?
Have a nice weekend everyone.
Bridget
Newsletter Committee
guildofbookworkers.org
On Mar 28, 2024, at 5:55 AM, Todd Pattison <
vicepresident@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Kate,
Thank you so much for getting this conversation started and I really
appreciate that this was brought to the Board's attention by our membership.
I would be fine with shortening the two sentences into one, possibly
with something like this:
Our members are committed to sustaining the crafts involved with the
production of fine books while striving to broaden public awareness of the
hand book arts, stimulate commissions of fine bindings, and stress the need
for sound book conservation and restoration.
Just a suggestion.
Todd
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM Larry Houston <
treasurer@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Updating the language of the website sounds great!
To answer your question about its history, the verbiage comes from at
least 2009
https://web.archive.org/web/20090720060918/http:/www.guildofbookworkers.org/about/index.php but
is not part of the Bylaws or official documents as far as I can tell.
Note that the language is also used in other locations which may
warrant updates for consistency:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_of_Bookworkers
Guild of Book Workers | Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookworkers (under About)
https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/books-related-links
https://www.romoe.com/de/artikel/guildofbookworkers-org_k7v44vj1.html
Larry Houston
Treasurer, GBW
cell 920-246-0103
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM eliza gilligan <
elizamariegilligan@gmail.com> wrote:
Could we just eliminate the first sentence altogether?
Change the next sentence to the verbage below and add it to the end of
the previous paragraph- my 2 cents-- eliza
Its members are still dedicated to broadening public awareness of the
hand book arts, stimulating the commissions of fine bindings, and stressing
the need for sound book conservation and restoration.
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 3:46 PM GBW President <
president@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
It was brought to our attention from a member that the wording on the
About page on the website could use some updating.
"The Guild still believes, as did its founders, that there is a
responsibility among civilized people to sustain the crafts involved
with the production of fine books. Its members hope to broaden public
awareness of the hand book arts, to stimulate commissions of fine bindings,
and to stress the need for sound book conservation and restoration."
With the Guild's focus on DEI, this word choice could be seen as
inappropriate and offensive and could use some updating. Todd brought this
to my attention and shared the concern with the DEI committee as well. The
alternatives of "makers" or "artisans" were proposed, but I wanted to bring
this to you for suggestions before changing it. If anyone happens to know
where this came from or who wrote it, it would be good information to have.
I'd like to change this soon, so if you can let me know your thoughts
on the matter in the next few days, that would be appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Kate
--
Kate Levy (she/her)
President, Guild of Bookworkers
505.263.3209 | president@guildofbookworkers.org
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I could go with 3 or 4.
Susie Cobbledick
GBWJ Co-editor
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Hi everyone,
I’ve compiled all the suggestions in this attached document. My preference would be for the 4th option. I like leaving terms like fine or design out to make it more inclusive. Many of our members don’t do fine or design binding and I would like this apply to apply to all our members.
Thanks,
Kate
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCDDLmKJxntT5MOuGPcePvEn1gqSFR6StiWYcCxhVDY/edit
Kate Levy (she/her)
President, Guild of Bookworkers
505.263.3209 | president@guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:president@guildofbookworkers.org
On Sat, Apr 6, 2024 at 11:25 AM Eliza Gilligan <membership@guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:membership@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Now that we've had a few days, what do we think? Don't want to let this one slip through the cracks.
I'm good with Marianna's suggestion although I would like to specify "design binding" instead of just "bindings"
eliza
On Mon, Apr 1, 2024 at 2:29 PM Marianna Brotherton Crabbs <communications@guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:communications@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Excellent discussion! Happy to make all the edits online once we settle on our language. Here's my go at it...
The Guild upholds the belief that we all share in the responsibility to sustain the crafts involved with the production of hand bound books. Its members hope to broaden public awareness of the book arts, to stimulate the commissions of bindings, and to stress the need for sound book conservation and restoration.
Marianna
On Sun, Mar 31, 2024 at 5:09 PM <jafenton67@gmail.commailto:jafenton67@gmail.com> wrote:
HI-
I am not particularly good at word-smithing…but I agree that the language should be updated. Todd’s suggestion looks fine to me. Maybe tweaking “…production of fine books…” to address the fine vs design aspect of our business. Maybe “…production of fine books, artists’ books and design bindings”.
But like I said, I am not the word-smithin’ type.
Jodee Fenton, NW Chapter
From: GBW Newsletter Editor <newsletter@guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:newsletter@guildofbookworkers.org>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 4:06 PM
To: Communication tool for the GBW Board of Directors <gbwexec@list.guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:gbwexec@list.guildofbookworkers.org>
Subject: [GBW_EXEC] Re: "About" page on website
As an afterthought, how about changing "fine" to "design"?
Have a nice weekend everyone.
Bridget
Newsletter Committee
guildofbookworkers.orghttp://guildofbookworkers.org
On Mar 28, 2024, at 5:55 AM, Todd Pattison <vicepresident@guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:vicepresident@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Kate,
Thank you so much for getting this conversation started and I really appreciate that this was brought to the Board's attention by our membership.
I would be fine with shortening the two sentences into one, possibly with something like this:
Our members are committed to sustaining the crafts involved with the production of fine books while striving to broaden public awareness of the hand book arts, stimulate commissions of fine bindings, and stress the need for sound book conservation and restoration.
Just a suggestion.
Todd
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM Larry Houston <treasurer@guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:treasurer@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Updating the language of the website sounds great!
To answer your question about its history, the verbiage comes from at least 2009https://web.archive.org/web/20090720060918/http:/www.guildofbookworkers.org/about/index.php but is not part of the Bylaws or official documents as far as I can tell.
Note that the language is also used in other locations which may warrant updates for consistency:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_of_Bookworkers
Guild of Book Workers | Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/bookworkers (under About)
https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/books-related-links
https://www.romoe.com/de/artikel/guildofbookworkers-org_k7v44vj1.html
Larry Houston
Treasurer, GBW
cell 920-246-0103
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 3:55 PM eliza gilligan <elizamariegilligan@gmail.commailto:elizamariegilligan@gmail.com> wrote:
Could we just eliminate the first sentence altogether?
Change the next sentence to the verbage below and add it to the end of the previous paragraph- my 2 cents-- eliza
Its members are still dedicated to broadening public awareness of the hand book arts, stimulating the commissions of fine bindings, and stressing the need for sound book conservation and restoration.
On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 3:46 PM GBW President <president@guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:president@guildofbookworkers.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
It was brought to our attention from a member that the wording on the About page on the website could use some updating.
"The Guild still believes, as did its founders, that there is a responsibility among civilized people to sustain the crafts involved with the production of fine books. Its members hope to broaden public awareness of the hand book arts, to stimulate commissions of fine bindings, and to stress the need for sound book conservation and restoration."
With the Guild's focus on DEI, this word choice could be seen as inappropriate and offensive and could use some updating. Todd brought this to my attention and shared the concern with the DEI committee as well. The alternatives of "makers" or "artisans" were proposed, but I wanted to bring this to you for suggestions before changing it. If anyone happens to know where this came from or who wrote it, it would be good information to have.
I'd like to change this soon, so if you can let me know your thoughts on the matter in the next few days, that would be appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Kate
--
Kate Levy (she/her)
President, Guild of Bookworkers
505.263.3209 | president@guildofbookworkers.orgmailto:president@guildofbookworkers.org
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