# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bookplate Making at the Gorgas House
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 Aug, 2025 at 09:00 am – Sat, 16 Aug, 2025 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: On Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., the Gorgas House Museum invites visitors to an all-ages and free event to create their own historic bookplate! Learn about the history of bookplates and personal libraries and exercise your creative muscles.

At 10:00 a.m., the Tuscaloosa Public Library will have story time out on the Gorgas House lawn.

About Bookplates:
Bookplates are a way to show ownership of a book. Books were more valuable during the 16th century when bookplates started to be used, since it took a lot to produce them, so readers would paste images of their family crest on the backside of the front cover. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the styles of bookplates changed to reflect the personality of the owner, and art styles such as pictorial, landscape, and art deco became popular choices. Bookplate popularity has declined, but libraries still use them for dedication purposes when books are bought with donation funds.

Parking:
Parking in University of Alabama campus parking lots is free at the time of the event.

Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this event, email gorgashouse@ua.edu or call 205-348-5906.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tuscaloosa/bookplate-making-at-the-gorgas-house/200028637531843
- **Event Categories**: art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 93

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Tuscaloosa
- **state**: AL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 810 Capstone Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, Alabama 35487
- **lat**: 33.21266
- **long**: -87.54765
- **full address**: 810 Capstone Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, Alabama 35487

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Gorgas House Museum (https://allevents.in/org/the-gorgas-house-museum/26405444)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 16 Aug, 2025 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 810 Capstone Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, Alabama 35487
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Gorgas House Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Bookplate Making at the Gorgas House ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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