Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

Charge

Exercises leadership in the local, national, and international special collections communities to represent and promote concerns related to rare books, manuscripts, and other special collections.

The official RBMS committee rosters are listed below, and the RBMS website is available here.

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Contact Info

Megan Griffin

American Library Association

Association of College & Research Libraries

mgriffin@ala.org

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Roster

Anna Chen

(Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

Julie K. Tanaka

(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

Ms. Juli McLoone

(Secretary, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027)

Melanie Griffin

(Past-Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

Libby Hertenstein

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026)

Rafael Antonio Linares Blasini

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028)

Ms. Kellee E. Warren

(Member-at-Large, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2027)

Andrea M. Falcone

(Board Liaison, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

Megan R. Griffin

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)

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Resources

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Website
RBMS Leadership Connect Space
ALA Connect Community -RBMS Executive Committee
ALA Connect Community - RBMS (RMBS Discussion List FAQ)
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Composition

As of August 2025, RBMS had 1,616 members. The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Subcommitees and Task Forces

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Archivist

Bibliographic Standards Committee

Budget and Development Committee

Collection Development Discussion Group

Conference Development Committee

Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group

Curators and Conservators Discussion Group

Diversity Committee

Exhibition Awards Committee
Guidelines and Standards Task Force

Instruction and Outreach Committee

Liaison Committee

Manuscripts and Other Formats Discussion Group

Membership and Professional Development Committee

Nominating 2026 Committee
Nominating 2027 Committee

Public Services Discussion Group

Publications and Communications Committee

RBMS Conference Local Arrangements-- 2026 Committee

RBMS Conference Local Arrangements--2027 Committee

RBMS Conference Program Planning-- 2026 Committee
RBMS Conference Program Planning--2027 Committee

Scholarships Committee

Security Committee
Technical Services Discussion Group
ACRL/RBMS-SAA Joint Task Force for the Revision of the Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy
ACRL/RBMS-SAA Joint Task Force on the Revision of the Art and Rare Materials BIBFRAME Ontology Extension

Origin

The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section was established in 1958.

Staff Liaison

Megan Griffin
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
E-mail: mgriffin@ala.org

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form. Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site.