Indie Photobook Library

12/07/2025

A pillar of the photography community and writer of photobook history; we will miss you Martin Parr. Your legacy eternally lives on in your work, your scholarship, and all of the people you impacted.

Parr rose to prominence in the mid 1980s, his colourful images capturing British life.

03/29/2022

One-of-a-kind!

11/16/2021

Now on the and closing soon: Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT is hiring an Art History & Visual Arts Librarian! Application close date is Nov. 29, read the full details at the JobList tab: https://linktr.ee/arlisna
Salary Range is included in this posting.

11/12/2021

The winners! 🎉🎉

Celebrating the evolving narrative of the photobook, Aperture and Paris Photo present this year's winning titles.

11/03/2021

The history of photobooks and artists’ books is documented, collected, exhibited and discussed. How were the contributions and legacy of…

10/12/2021

Less than two weeks left to submit your proposal to the to be considered for a Kodak Film + Processing grant for Fall 2021!

Larissa Leclair, the founder of the iPL, will be one of the jurors this fall and looking forward to seeing your submissions! Deadline for submissions is midnight EST on Sunday, October 24th.

Three distinct grants will be awarded, one dedicated to current students, and two for non-students. Each award includes the applicants choice of 100 rolls of 35mm, 100 rolls of 120, or 200 sheets of 4x5 Kodak Professional Film. Griffin Editions in NYC provides free film processing for each of the recipients for the award year.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to begin, continue, or finish your film-based photo project!

All details can be find on and

Film photography continues to express its undeniable importance, purpose, and resilience in the image-making world despite, and in tandem with, newer omnipresent technologies.

10/06/2021

Now on the JobList! Stanford Libraries is looking for the next head of their Bowes Art and Architecture Library! Find the full details on the ARLIS/NA JobList, salary is not posted for this position: https://linktr.ee/arlisna

10/05/2021

Celebrating the evolving narrative of the photobook, see the 35 shortlisted titles for this year’s Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards.

04/16/2021

A scholar, a university leader and a believer in libraries, he almost single-handedly rescued a grand but broken one in a time of municipal austerity.

04/14/2021

It is my pleasure to invite you to the Yale's Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library panel discussion dedicated to the ins and outs of collecting photobooks!

I will be joined by Beinecke Rare Book Curator George Miles, Yale Library Special Collections Curator Mar Gonzales Palacios, and Director of Yale Library Heather Gendron in conversation.

Friday, April 16, 2021
Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Location: ZOOM

Topics include: how collecting differs from the circulating stacks of libraries versus special collections; how the rise of self-published photobooks is changing the way institutions acquire new titles for their collections; how collection stewards find and purchase photobooks being published today; and how artists can establish relationships with collections. This is a great opportunity for students interested in learning more about how to get their work in collections.

The Virtual Photobook Club is an event series run by Yale's Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library focused on all things photobooks. Topics include: conversations about independent publishers, rare photobooks, personal photobook collections, and more! All events take place via Zoom and require advance registration.

Audience: This event is open to the public.

Registration: Registration required.
https://schedule.yale.edu/event/7476191
Use the "Begin Registration" blue button. You will receive a reminder email 1-hour before the event with the link to the Zoom room. If you register less than 1-hour before the event starts, email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

See you all soon!

Larissa Leclair
Founder, Indie Photoboook Library

10/05/2020

Let’s recap photobook publishing from 2020. Post a photo of the photobook and link below. It can be your own book or one you recommend.