Oz Club Blog
Sealed with thanks
This week I have been sending letters to all the Oz Club’s supporters expressing our thanks for their 2017 contributions. As a not-for-profit educational organization, we are responsible for acknowled...
Fresh from the press
Riddle me this, fellow collectors: What book weighs 60 pounds and has 48 color plates? Give up? Bibliographia Baumiana! OK, so actually it’s just printed on 60-pound stock, but at more than ...
Oz art contest for students
Are you – or do you know – a student who creates Oz art? Our 2018 Baum Bugle editor-in-chief, Sarah Crotzer, has launched a contest to find fresh, new interpretations of Oz characters. Her goal is t...
IWOC Holiday mailing arriving now
Get your holiday mailing? After the year it was so wildly mishandled by a fulfillment center that some members wound up getting their’s in February, I have to ask. You’ll find a letter from me,...
2018 Oz Club Calendars have mailed
It’s always a great day for me to mail the Oz Club calendar. I’m anxious for people to like it, but it’s also a heavy workload. Happy to do it; glad when it’s done. What’s in a year? A day? The bir...
All Things Oz exhibit — compliments of the IWOC
My very first blog was about an exhibit I provided on behalf of the Oz Club to the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas. Imagine how pleased I am to report that my good friend and fellow Oz Club member Blair ...
Oziana 2017 now available
Oziana 2017 has arrived in my mail. What a pleasure! Reading the new Oz stories written and illustrated by Oz Club members has been an annual tradition for me since I first joined the Club in 1971. T...
Wamego, Kansas, delivered a wonderful weekend in Oz
The Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas, opened its doors Oct. 7 for a wonderful weekend of Oz. Perfect weather and family-friendly programming attracted the crowds for a truly unforgettable time. For the se...
2018 Membership Cards head to the printer
For more years than I can remember, I’ve designed the Oz Club’s annual membership card. It’s always a challenge to find timely or appealing art that most members – particularly new members – will appr...