This collection consists of books created as works of art. These books challenge the notion of what "book" means. Included in the collection are books created by Messiah faculty members. This collection is most closely aligned with Messiah's Art and Design department. A subset of the collection is the Kathy T. Hettinga Student Artists' Books. Hettinga, Professor of Art and Design, 1988-2017 collected these works of student artists' over several decades.
The books are stored in a secured location unless they are currently being used in a library exhibit. A printed illustrated catalog of the books is available for reference.
Items are cataloged in Primo, the library's catalog into two collections:
Circulation Policy: Artists' books can be requested and viewed in Murray Library (only). Please ask at the Circulation Desk.
![For the love of letters : [twenty love poems designed by Ivan Chermayeff...[et al.]] by Ivan Chermayeff](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1016/thumbnail.jpg "For the love of letters : [twenty love poems designed by Ivan Chermayeff...[et al.]] by Ivan Chermayeff")
![[No] self-esteem by Grace Demmer](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1191/thumbnail.jpg "[No] self-esteem by Grace Demmer")
![[Book of forty] by Christine Forsythe](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1100/thumbnail.jpg "[Book of forty] by Christine Forsythe")
![[Book of grace : Charlie's book]. by Christine Forsythe](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1150/thumbnail.jpg "[Book of grace : Charlie's book]. by Christine Forsythe")
![[Things left undone]. by Christine Forsythe](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1165/thumbnail.jpg "[Things left undone]. by Christine Forsythe")
![[Vermont memories II] by Christine Forsythe](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1166/thumbnail.jpg "[Vermont memories II] by Christine Forsythe")
![[Looking at me through your eyes]. by Brenton Good](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1167/thumbnail.jpg "[Looking at me through your eyes]. by Brenton Good")
![[Arial and Fraktur] by Marisa Porter](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1265/thumbnail.jpg "[Arial and Fraktur] by Marisa Porter")
![[Jonah] by Ann Reck](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1270/thumbnail.jpg "[Jonah] by Ann Reck")
![Typescapes : [strip book 1] by Ornan Rotem](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1098/thumbnail.jpg "Typescapes : [strip book 1] by Ornan Rotem")
![[Untitled artists' book] by Bobby Strimboulis](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1293/thumbnail.jpg "[Untitled artists' book] by Bobby Strimboulis")
![[Periodic table flashcards.] by Ashley Ziemer](https://mosaic.messiah.edu/artistsbooks/1146/thumbnail.jpg "[Periodic table flashcards.] by Ashley Ziemer")
