The opening event for the 2014 Art of the Book Program “Mine! Ownership Marks from Curses to Book Plates.” This year’s theme will explore topics from curses on would be book thieves to the proclamation of the ownership of knowledge via signature. The Keynote Lecture, “Ownership Marks in Early American Books: Oddities & Outliers” will be given by the Director of Communications and Outreach at the Rare Book School, Jeremy Dibbell.