The BSA 2025 Annual Report
A sectional view of the New York Public Library (1911). Wallach Division Picture Collection, The New York Public Library.
President Kinohi Nishikawa
The BSA has accomplished a lot during a year of transition. Inaugural Executive Director Erin McGuirl rounded out her work with the BSA by presiding over a terrific online program for fellowship recipient Katie Mitchell’s new book Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores. The program was Erin’s final contribution to the Margaret B. Stillwell Legacy Society, which she helped former president Barbara A. Shailor launch. Since June, Interim Executive Director (and former president) Martin Antonetti and I have worked together to sustain the BSA’s mission in a number of ways. We finalized the addition of an award for the study of Hispanophone ephemera to our robust fellowship program, we worked with the Executive Committee to launch a national search for our next permanent Executive Director, and we facilitated the ratification of the Council’s Equity Action Plan (reported out by Jose Guerrero, Elizabeth Ott, and Magalí Rabasa), which I am confident will set up future BSA leaders for success. I could not have done any of this without the logistical support provided by Kaitlyn Kutschera, our new Programs and Administration Manager. During this year of transition and with the support of staff and my fellow leaders, I have been able to realize the goals that I had set out for myself for the conclusion of my presidential term.
Vice President Megan Peiser
The essential work of BSA, including the distribution of fellowships and funds, the nominations for our executive board and council, and the planning of the annual meeting, are conducted by our committee volunteers. These leaders ensure that the organization can thrive in the present, and flourish in the future, and their work this year has overwhelmingly met these goals. This year we are especially indebted to the volunteers on our ad hoc search committee, who have spearheaded our search for a new Executive Director: Elizabeth Ott (Council Class of 2026), Martin Antonetti (Interim Executive Director), John McQuillen (Past Secretary), Patrick Olson (Treasurer), Jonathan Senchyne (Associate Editor, PBSA), and Barbara Shailor (Past President).
Treasurer Patrick Olson
In a year of uncertainty, I am pleased to report that BSA has kept itself on solid financial footing. Spending and revenue both hewed closely to last year’s figures (the departure of our beloved Erin McGuirl the only big surprise). Our endowment in fact grew over the course of the year, despite ample reason to expect otherwise. We have a responsible budget in place for FY 2025-2026, headlined by the hiring of a new executive director, and we are already looking ahead to FY 2026/2027. Come what may, BSA’s finances will remain responsibly managed to support the activities that its members value. With my sincere thanks to BSA staff, and the Investments and Audit Committees, who help keep the treasury running.
Secretary Meghan Constantinou
I am pleased to report that our membership remained strong in FY 2024/2025. At the end of the year, our numbers were as listed at right.
At the end of FY 2023/2024 (9/30/24), we had 548 members, representing an increase of 55 members over the course of one year.* This is a strong and encouraging sign of BSA’s continued impact on our community of bibliographers.
We are sad to report the deaths of BSA members Roger Stoddard, Honorary Member & President (1996-2000), on January 21, 2025; and Matty D’Angelo, owner of Better Read Than Dead Books, on May 27, 2025.
*Going forward, annual reports will consistently report membership numbers as of the end of our fiscal year cycle (Oct. 1-Sept. 30).
603
Total BSA members including:
128
Emerging members
307
Partner members
3
Latin American residents
71
Sustaining members
18
Leadership members
8
Advancing members
61
Lifetime members
7
Honorary members
BSA Strategic Pillars ↑
Vision
We broaden access to bibliographical community, resources, and scholarship. We expand traditional definitions of scholars and scholarship to include everyone engaged with and interested in bibliographical knowledge, no matter their background or professional identity.
Mission
The BSA supports the study of material texts in traditional and emerging formats, encompassing (for example) graphic, tactile, digital, and other formats and materials.
Goal
We build awareness of bibliographical scholarship and practice and its relevance to research, pedagogy, scholarship, and public humanities discourse.
Connector ↑
The community of BSA members, fellows, New Scholars, writers, speakers and presenters, and newsletter subscribers is the Society’s greatest strength. The Society serves its broad community when it facilitates connections between individuals and small groups.
7,164
subscribers to the BSA e-newsletter
702.8
hours watched on the BSA YouTube Channel
561
people registered for BSA-hosted events
41
articles, notes, reflections, and reviews published in PBSA
14
fellowships awarded to researchers from four countries
2
scholarships awarded to American Antiquarian Society course attendees
Cultivator ↑
We incubate new ideas around research, practice, and pedagogy in the field of bibliography. We foster traditional and innovative research, pedagogical resources, and event formats to engage with diverse audiences.
Catalyst ↑
We spark growth and change in the field of bibliography. We value nimbleness and elasticity. We invite in people who work with a broad range of textual artifacts and nurture their work, adapting mindfully to the evolving needs of the field and its constituents.
Recognizing Our Volunteers ↑
We are so proud of our growing list of donors and volunteers. To all who made gifts of their time and treasure this year, thank you for supporting the BSA’s mission.
The Council and Officers
President
Kinohi Nishikawa, Princeton University
Vice President
Megan L. Peiser, Oakland University
Secretary
Meghan R. Constantinou, Simmons
University
Treasurer
Patrick Olson, Patrick Olson Rare Books
Audit Committee Chair
Joan Friedman, Urbana, IL
The Council
Class of 2028
Megan L. Cook, Colby College
Mary Crawford, Stanford University
Jose Guerrero, Berkeley Public Library
Robert D. Montoya, UCLA School of Education and Information Studies & CalRBS
Andrew T. Nadell, M.D., San Francisco, CA
Douglas Nelson, Nelson Rare Books
Heather O’Donnell, Honey & Wax Booksellers
Elizabeth Ott, Emory University
Magalí Rabasa, Lewis & Clark College
Rebecca Romney, Type Punch Matrix
Emily Spunaugle, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Karin Wulf, Brown University
Delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies
Elizabeth Denlinger, New York Public
Library
The Role of the Council
A successful organization is characterized by the diverse talents of its leadership, with each individual giving to the Society according to their strengths. With that in mind, think of Council service in terms of three Ws: Work, Wisdom, and Wealth. Council members commit to at least two of the three “W’s” in fulfilling their responsibilities to the BSA.
Work may take several forms. Committee participation is an excellent way to fulfill this Council obligation. BSA Council members are expected not only to serve on at least one committee, but to take an active role within it. This might involve volunteering on special projects, making use of your network, or taking the lead on committee initiatives. Other forms of work may involve planning programs, advocating for the society to colleagues and friends, and fundraising.
Wisdom involves lending guidance based on your personal and professional expertise, as well as your unique perspective as an individual. Respectful and constructive commentary in the course of Council and committee meetings is strongly encouraged. Adaptability, foresight, responsiveness, and improvisation will be key to keeping bibliographical scholarship and BSA relevant as technologies emerge. We look to the expertise of our talented Council members to weigh in with their diverse perspectives.
Wealth involves making a financial commitment to the Society through personal giving, in-kind contribution, or the introduction of colleagues and friends who may be able to contribute financially to the Society. We expect 100% Council participation in the Annual Fund. A meaningful annual Council-level contribution is expected, but we recognize that some Council members are more able to contribute their work and wisdom. This being said, the BSA requests that each Council member contribute an amount that is personally significant to them each year.
PBSA Editors Jonathan Senchyne and Sarah Werner at the 2025 BSA Annual Meeting.
PBSA Editors and the Advisory Board
Editors
Sarah Werner, Editor, independent scholar
Jonathan Senchyne, Associate Editor, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dylan Lewis, Managing Editor, Emory University
Advisory Board
Alexander Ames, The Rosenbach Museum & Library
Hwisang Cho, Emory University
A. E. B. Coldiron, Florida State University
Megan Cook, Colby College
Brigitte Fielder, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Emily Friedman, Auburn University
Alan Galey, University of Toronto
Alex Hidalgo, Texas Christian University
Joseph Howley, Columbia University
Carl Robert Keyes, Assumption University
Evyn Kropf, University of Michigan
Zachary Lesser, University of Pennsylvania
Deidre Lynch, Harvard University
Kinohi Nishikawa, Princeton University
Julie Park, The Pennsylvania State University
Leah Price, Rutgers University
Joran Proot, Cultura Fonds
Joseph Rezek, Boston University
Molly Schwartzburg, Harvard University
Elizabeth Savage, University of London
Curtis Small, University of Delaware
Adam Smyth, Oxford University
Elizaveta Strakhov, Marquette University
Amanda Watson, New York University
Kelly Wisecup, Northwestern University
Heather Wolfe, Folger Shakespeare Library
Volunteers on BSA Committees and Working Groups
Colleen Barrett
Xena Becker
James Blanco
Tad Boehmer
Mathieu Bouchard
Jolie Braun
Linde Brocato
Stephanie Browner
Shira Buchsbaum
Kelly Bullard
Karen Clausen-Brown
Heather Cole
Finch Collins
Meghan Constantinou
Megan Cook
Mary Crawford
Jamie Cumby
Elizabeth Denlinger
Jeremy Dibbell
Clara Drummond
Eric Ensley
Paul Erickson
Stephanie Frampton
Joan Friedman
John Garcia
Hannah Goeselt
Jaime Groetsema
Jose Guerrero
Emiko Hastings
Laura Helton
Adam Hooks
Eileen Horansky
Gina Hurley
Leah Johanson
Emily Kader
Alvionne Karpinski
James R. Kelly
M.C. Kinniburgh
Alan Klein
Rhiannon Knol
Svetlana Kochkina
Dylan Lewis
Karen Limper-Herz
Lisa Maruca
Erin McGuirl
Kevin McKinney
John McQuillen
Guillermo Morales
Jeanne-Marie Musto
Andrew Nadell
Douglas Nelson
Karla Nielsen
Patrick Olson
Elizabeth Ott
Kate Ozment
Aaron Pratt
Charlotte Priddle
Agnieszka Rec
Gwendolyn Reese
David Richards
Jessica Salinas
Emma Sarconi
Irina Savinetskaya
Hannelore Segers
Jonathan Senchyne
Barbara A. Shailor
Daniel J. Slive
David SoloEmily Spunaugle
Shannon Supple
Jasmine Sykes-Kunk
Marian Toledo Candelaria
Christina Vortia
Jackie Vossler
Kellee Warren
Nick Wilding
Matthew Wills
Kelly Wooten
Karin Wulf
Margaret B. Stillwell Legacy Society ↑
We celebrate our Stillwell Society members for their generosity and hope their leadership inspires you to join them in making a similar legacy gift to BSA. These unrestricted gifts fortify the long-term stability and financial security of BSA and will allow us to promote bibliographical study and to expand our scholarly community in the years to come.
Margaret Bingham Stillwell (1887-1984), at her desk in the Annmary Brown Memorial library, Brown University.
Anonymous (2)
Martin Antonetti
R. Dyke Benjamin in honor of Barbara A. Shailor
John Bidwell
G. Scott Clemons
Gerald W. Cloud
Bruce & Mary Crawford
Elizabeth Denlinger in honor of Erin McGuirl
Jeremy B. Dibbell
Joan M. Friedman
Thomas A. Goldwasser
John Neal Hoover
Wallace Kirsop
Mark Samuels Lasner
Jennifer Lowe & Gregory Pass
Erin McGuirl in memory of Joan Cullen Palattella
John T. McQuillen
Andrew & Eleanore Ramsey Nadell
Justin G. Schiller
Caroline Schimmel in honor of Miss Stillwell
Alice Schreyer
Barbara A. Shailor in memory of Marjorie G. Wynne
Daniel J. Slive
Kenneth Soehner
Peter Stallybrass in honor of James N. Green
William P. Stoneman
David J. Supino
Szilvia Szmuk-Tanenbaum
Jacqueline M. Vossler
Friends of the BSA ↑
The BSA gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, foundations, and organizations for their financial support and in-kind contributions during fiscal year 2025 (1 October 2024 through 30 September 2025). Thank you for generously sustaining our mission to foster bibliographical scholarship and community.
Erin McGuirl, Kyle Triplett, Meghan Constantinou, Charlotte Priddle, Karla Nielsen, and Jessica Pigza at the 2025 BSA Annual Meeting.
$50 and under
Anonymous (13)
Brian Ahern
Giulia Benghi
Tad Boehmer
Mindy Bowen
Galen Bunting
Marian Toledo Candelaria
Itzel Casillas Avalos
John Chalmers
Erin Chiparo
Ann Baynes Coiro
Anne Coldiron
Finch Collins
De Simone Company, Booksellers
Robin Derby
Mark Diamond
Lindsay DiCuirci
Alejandra Dubcovsky
Caroline Duroselle-Melish
Julie Enszer
Jesse Erickson
Tracy Floreani
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Sujata Iyengar
Sara Johnson
Thomas Kenney
Nahid Khan
Beth Kilmarx
John Lancaster
Eve Lemon
Jesse Lipson
Charlie Lovett
Jennifer Lymneos
Tiffiny Mansouri
Erin McGuirl
Sharmeen Mehri
Sarah McElroy Mitchell
Leslie Morris
Allyson Mower
R. Nelsen
Alexander Obercian
Joseph Ortiz
Manuel Ostos
Anne Pfister
Sara Powell
Magalí Rabasa
Richard Ramer
Kameelah Rasheed
Gwendolyn Reese
David Richards
Phillip Round
Elaine Santello
Roman Santillan
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Robert Smith
David Solo
Deirdre Stam
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CS Tomashefsky
Daniel Toner
Ana Vallejo
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Amanda Watson
David Williams
Alexandra Wingate
Matthew Young
Lucia Zambrano
$51–$250
Anonymous (3)
Anthony Amelio
Dee E. Andrews
Virginia Bartow
Xena Becker
Lois Black
Daniela Bleichmar
Claire Bourne
Stephanie Browner
Shira Buchsbaum
Richard Cacchione
Scott Casper
Christie’s Books
Michael Daigneault
Jeremy Dibbell
Olga Duhl
Christian Dupont
Paul Erickson
Martin Eve
Eugene Flamm
John Garcia
Vincent Golden
Judith Goldman
Amelia Grounds
Jose Guerrero
Daniel Gullo
Laura Helton
Lisa Hermsen
Jonathan Hill
Maura C. Ives
Emily Kader
Eve Kahn
Joshua Lascell
Jack Lynch
Jeffrey Marshall
Lisa Maruca
Elizabeth McHenry
Tamsin Myers
Paul Needham
Karla Nielsen
Heather O’Donnell
Patrick Olson
John Overholt
Megan Peiser
Jessica Pigza
Corina Reynolds
Ruth Rogers
Jillian Sayre
Kenneth Soehner
Emily Spunaugle
Michael Suarez
John Thomson
Scott Vile
Gayle Williams
Kelly Wisecup
David Wolf
Heather Wolfe
Karin Wulf
University of Pennsylvania Press
Elaine Zinkhan
$251–$1000
Anonymous (1)
Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America
Martin Antonetti, in honor of Erin McGuirl
Lorne Bair Rare Books
R. Dyke Benjamin, in honor of Barbara A. Shailor
Susan Benne
Madison Caso
Bexx Caswell-Olson
Karen Clausen-Brown
Gerald W. Cloud
Christie’s
Meghan Constantinou
Megan Cook
William S. Cotter Rare Books
Jamie Cumby
De Wolfe & Wood Rare Books
Elizabeth Denlinger
Clara Drummond
Brigitte Fielder
Arthur Fournier, Fine & Rare
Fugitive Materials
Jacqueline Goldsby
Granary Books
Peter Hanff
Emiko Hastings
Earle Havens
Mark Jackson
Jen Johnson
Elizabeth Kelly-Griswold
Mary Catherine Kinniburgh
Laura Kitchings
Alan Klein
Paula Krebs
Jim Kuhn
Mark Samuels Lasner
Thomas Lecky Appraisal Services
Michelle Light
Bob McCamant
John McQuillen
Breon Mitchell
Modern Language Association
Jessica Modi
Musinsky Rare Books
Jeanne-Marie Musto
Douglas Nelson
Kinohi Nishikawa
NYU Special Collections
Elizabeth Ott
Anne Peale
Penn Press
Penn State University Press
Charlotte Priddle
Pryor-Johnson Rare Books
Richard C. Ramer, Old & Rare Books
Rare Book School
Rare Books LA
Rebecca Romney
Salmon & Company
Ken Sanders Rare Books
Suzanne Karr Schmidt
Garrett Scott, Bookseller
Jonathan Senchyne
Barbara A. Shailor
SHARP
Society for Textual Scholarship
George Spera
Emily Spunaugle
Katherine Stefko
The Virginia Fox Stern Center
William Stoneman
Irene Tichenor
Heather Topcik
Type Punch Matrix
University of Chicago Press, Journals Division
viaLibri
Sarah Werner
Ben Whine
Frank Wood
$1000–$10,000
Anonymous (2)
Daniel Arbino
James Blanco
Benita Blessing
Bluemango Books and Manuscripts
T. Kimball Brooker
G. Scott Clemons
Joan Friedman
Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Scott Jordan
Kenneth Karmiole
Jay I. Kislak Collection, University of Miami Libraries
Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
Patrick Olson Rare Books
James Periconi
Pine Tree Foundation
William Reese Company
Alice Schreyer
Daniel J. Slive, in memory of David Szewczyk
Szilvia Szmuk-Tanenbaum
$10,000 & above
Peck Stacpoole Foundation
Support the Annual Fund ↑
On 1 October 2025, the BSA started our new fiscal year. By making your annual contribution now, you help to set us on the right track for Bibliography Week and the new calendar year.
Become a Member ↑
When you join the BSA, you become part of a virtuous cycle within the wider bibliographical community. Members’ dues help the Society sustain its programs: employing a full-time Executive Director, main-taining the digital platforms – like our website, BibSite, newsletter, Zoom, and Kaleidoscope – that make the BSA’s programs accessible, and generally keeping the lights on. In turn, BSA nourishes members’ bibliographical practice through our programs and curated membership benefits.
Whatever your background or expertise, and wherever you are in your bibliographical journey, we invite your unique experience and perspective to our ranks.