In Praise of Libraries
Some titles from The Heavy Duty Press may be out of print, or priced completely out of the available budget for most individuals. This is why we have libraries. If you would like to see and handle books made by The Heavy Duty Press, or any of the private presses and fine presses around the world, or books published as “artists’ books” in extremely limited editions, please visit your nearest library and ask them about their Special Collections. Thanks to libraries, there is an endless number of interesting and beautifully made books available for you to enjoy and enrich your life, absolutely free of charge, regardless of who you are, what you look like, or how much money you have. In many respects, libraries are the original internet, funded by governments, institutions, and individuals who believe in sharing ideas, information, and knowledge.
The following libraries have generously shown their support of The Heavy Duty Press by purchasing one or more titles to share with you. They are listed alphabetically by location to help you begin exploring private press, fine press, and artists’ books at a library near you. They will be pleased to see you.
CALIFORNIA
Mills College, Oakland
F. W. Olin Library
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon
Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles
Millard Sheets Library
Thawt
Declaration of Orientation
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon
UC-Berkeley
Environmental Design Library, Artists’ Books Collection
Treehugger
UCLA
UCLA Arts Library
Thawt
Declaration of Orientation
CONNECTICUT
Trinity College, Hartford
Watkinson Library, Enders Ornithology Collection
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
DELAWARE
University of Delaware, Newark
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Native Son at Home
Declaration of Orientation
FLORIDA
University of Florida, Gainesville
George A. Smathers Library
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon
ILLINOIS
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Joan Flasch Artists’ Books Collection
Afterthawts
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
IOWA
University of Iowa, Iowa City
University of Iowa Libraries, Special Collections
The Sphere
Alchemy
Becoming Flight
Monster Trust
Declaration of Orientation
KANSAS
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Special Collections
Alchemy
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
MARYLAND
University of Maryland, College Park
McKeldin Library, Special Collections
Alchemy
8t Bags
MINNESOTA
St. Olaf’s College, Northfield
Rolvaag Memorial Library
Alchemy
MISSOURI
Washington University, St. Louis
University Libraries, Special Collections
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon
8t Bags
Understanding This Book
For Dust I Am
NEW YORK
Columbia University, New York
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Understanding This Book
R.I.T., Rochester
Wallace Library, Cary Collection
Native Son at Home
Declaration of Orientation
OREGON
Oregon State University, Corvallis
Valley Library
The Sphere
Native Son at Home
Holy Shit (ephemera, single sheet)
Alchemy
Is Our Children Learning? (compact disc + insert)
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
RHODE ISLAND
Brown University, Providence
Hay Library
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
Fleet Library
Understanding This Book
For Dust I Am
TEXAS
Baylor University, Waco
Moody Memorial Library
Arts and Special Collections Research Center
Understanding This Book
Texas Tech University Library
Lubbock
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
VIRGINIA
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg
Earl Gregg Swem Library, Special Collections
Alchemy
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee County Historical Society
Milwaukee
The Sphere
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
MIAD Library
Native Son at Home
Milwaukee Public Library
Richard E. & Lucile Krug Rare Books Collection
Crux
Crux 2
Becoming Flight
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
UW-LaCrosse
Murphy Library, Special Collections
All Titles (Standing Order)
UW-Madison
Kohler Art Library, Special Collections
Crux
Crux 2
Native Son at Home
Alchemy
Becoming Flight
Treehugger
Underneath the Driftless Moon
Thawt
Organizing a Mess
Monster Trust
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
Les Cocobopros
8t Bags
Understanding This Book
For Dust I Am
Memorial Library, Special Collections
UW-Madison
Native Son at Home
Typesetting on a Winter’s Afternoon
UW-Milwaukee
Golda Meir Library, Special Collections
All Titles (Standing Order)
UW-Parkside, Racine
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Library
Alchemy
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
ENGLAND
University of Oxford
Bodleian Libraries
Understanding This Book
NEW ZEALAND
Central City Library, Aukland
Sir George Grey Special Collections
Declaration of Orientation
Annotation of the Declaration of Orientation
Tyepsetting on a Winter’s Afternoon