About Our Organization
The Guild of Book Workers was founded in 1906 to "establish and maintain a feeling of kinship and mutual interest among workers in the several hand book crafts." Among its early members are well-known artist-craft workers such as bookbinder Edith Diehl and printers and typographers W.A. Dwiggins and Frederic W. Goudy.
Our members are committed to sustaining the crafts involved with the production of books while striving to broaden public awareness of handbound books and related arts, stimulate commissions of bindings and book-adjacent work, and advocate for sound principles of book conservation and/or restoration.
The Guild of Book Workers promotes interest in and awareness of the tradition of the book and paper arts by maintaining high standards of workmanship, hosting educational opportunities, and sponsoring exhibits.
Read the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Board of Directors
The Guild of Book Workers is governed by an elected group of volunteers who serve as officers, committee chairs and chairs of the regional chapters. The Board is always looking for more volunteers. Please contact any of the officers or chairs listed below if you would like to help our Guild.
Kate Levy
President
She/Her/Hers
president [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Todd Pattison
Vice-President
He/Him/His
vicepresident [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Jennifer Buchi
Secretary
She/Her/Hers
secretary [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Lawrence Houston
Treasurer
He/Him/His
treasurer [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Eliza Gilligan
Membership Chair
She/Her/Hers
membership [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Jennifer Pellecchia
Standards Chair
She/Her/Hers
standards [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Jeanne Goodman
Exhibitions Chair
She/Her/Hers
exhibitions [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Kyle Clark
Journal Co-Chair
He/Him/His
journal [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Susie Cobbledick
Journal Co-Chair
library [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Bridget McGraw, Emily Bell, and Lindsie Yost
Newsletter Editor Team
newsletter [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org
Marianna Brotherton
Communications Chair
She/Her/Hers
communications [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org