The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS) is an association of American book clubs whose members seek interaction with book collectors across the country and around the world.
In 1994, the group drew up articles of association outlining their goals to promote and develop common interests of the member societies.
[11] International affiliates include Aberystwyth Bibliographical Group, Aberystwyth, Wales;[12] Nederlands Genootschap van Bibliofielen, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Associació de Bibliòfiles de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; National Union of Bibliophiles, Moscow, Russia; The Society of Bibliophiles in Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Les Amis Du Livre Contemporain, Paris, France;[13] The Private Libraries Association, Pinner, Middlesex, England; Pirckheimer-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany.
The National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest, founded in 2005 by Fine Books & Collections Magazine, was led starting in 2010 by a partnership of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS), the Grolier Club, and the Center for the Book and the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress,[14] with support by the Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
Similar contests have been held at colleges and universities across the United States, such as the Swarthmore College A. E. Newton Award Book Collecting Contest dating from the 1930s.