Perspectives Over Pints: Chapter VII

Perspectives Over Pints is a monthly lecture series exploring the intersection of Utah and contemporary culture, from environment to industry to public life. Each talk offers a straightforward look at what’s happening and why it matters. Come for the talk, stay for the pint, leave with a new perspective.

This month’s topic: Is it a book? Clay tablet: book? Scroll: book? Your phone: book? Rare books curators at the University of Utah’s Marriott Library have 80,000 items and strong opinions.

Doors open at 6:30 pm; the lecture starts promptly at 7:30 pm.

Speakers:
- Lyuba Basin is the Rare Books Curator at the J. Willard Marriott Library, where she cares for a collection of more than 80,000 items, including Sumerian clay tablets, medieval manuscripts, and artists’ books. She became curator in 2019 and regularly teaches and leads showcases featuring rare materials.
- Theadora Soter is the Rare Books Assistant Curator at the J. Willard Marriott Library. A Utah native, she earned a BA in English from the University of Utah and an MLIS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She writes the library’s Book of the Week posts and has worked on exhibits and public programs featuring the collection.

This is a ticketed event at Fisher Brewing Company, 320 W 800 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. You must be 21 or older to attend.