The Ticknor Society


The Ticknor Society is an organization of book collectors, booksellers, librarians, historians, archivists, conservators, printers, publishers, writers, and all lovers and readers of books. We are dedicated to the enjoyment, promotion, and support of books and book culture. George Ticknor used several bookplates throughout his life, including the small engraved one shown here bearing the motto, "Suum cuique," Latin for "To each his own."

Events

  • Read & Tell

    • 3 Dec 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • First Church in Boston, 66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116 (corner of Berkeley Street, in the Back Bay)

    We are mixing it up a bit, and our annual Show & Tell will instead be a Read & Tell.

    All are invited to come to socialize and present briefly on a book about books that you love and that you would like your fellow Ticknor Society members to know about. Bring along your book if you can. There will be a raffle and refreshments!

    Please join us. You are encouraged to let us know the author and title of your chosen book before the event by sending us a brief email at ticknorinfo@gmail.com.


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  • Curator's Tour of Edward Gorey: The Gloomy Gallery

    • 10 Dec 2025
    • 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
    • Houghton Library, Harvard University, Quincy Street & Harvard St, Cambridge, MA 02138

    Please join us on Wednesday afternoon, December 10, for a tour of an exhibition of Edward Gorey material selected from Houghton Library's collections. Our guides will be Molly Schwartzburg, Philip Hofer Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts, and Maggie Erwin, Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts.

    Email us at ticknor.info@gmail.com to register (not required, but strongly urged).


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  • Panel Discussion on Zoom: Membership Libraries

    • 6 Jan 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Zoom (meeting details to come)

    We are pleased to present three distinguished librarians who are responsible for building and curating historic and distinguished collections.

    Barbara Bieck, Special Collections Librarian at The New York Society Library; Kate Wodehouse, Director of Collections and Library Services at The Providence Athenaeum; and Jean Marie Procious, Executive Director of The Salem Athenaeum, will present some history and highlights of their respective collections.

    The talk will be moderated by Meghan Constantinou, Ticknor board member. A link to the Zoom session will be provided to everyone shortly before the event.


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  • The Ticknor Society's Collecting Prize Competition: Everything you Need to Know

    • 14 Jan 2026
    • 7:00 PM
    • Zoom (meeting details to come)

    Everything you Need to Know About Entering the Ticknor Society's Collecting Prize Competition. For more information and a list of past awardees, see this page: https://www.ticknor.org/Collecting-Prize 

    Registration details coming soon.

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