Founded in 1993 by Tini Miura, Einen Miura and Daniel Tucker, the American Academy of Bookbinding is an internationally known degree-oriented bookbinding program that offers book enthusiasts of all levels the opportunity to broaden their skills under the direction of world-class master bookbinders. The American Academy of Bookbinding holds intensive courses in the fine art of leather binding and related subjects. The goal of the Academy is to graduate professional binders who have the knowledge and skills to produce the finest leather bindings of the highest quality and to pass on these skills to the next generation.

Classes are held in two locations: Telluride, Colorado and Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Telluride classes take place primarily during spring and early summer and the Ann Arbor classes take place during late winter and fall. Classes are one-to-two weeks long, meeting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in professional bookbinding studios. Students have access to the studios 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Most students work well beyond 5 p.m. due to the intensity of these courses.

Because classes are limited in size, students must apply to the Academy for acceptance into the program. Please see the AAB Info page for more information on application, acceptance and other logistics of attending the American Academy of Bookbinding.

A full brochure with prices are available by downloading the entire schedule. Please click HERE to download the 2008 Schedule. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view this download. To have a brochure mailed please contact Amercian Academy of Bookbinding Director Judy Kohin at 970-728-8649. For a free version of this software visit www.adobe.com.