Curated Selects with Interspecies Library 
Date: Saturday, August 19, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 6:00 pm (12–5 pm book browsing, 5–6 pm presentation and happy hour)

Please join us as we kick off Climate Week NYC with a pop-up selection of books curated by Interspecies Library founder Oscar Salguero, along with a presentation and happy hour at 5 pm.

Interspecies Library is the first archive dedicated to the curation and advancement of artists’ books focused on alternative interspecies futures. The growing collection aspires to reflect our changing attitudes and acknowledgment of more-than-human worlds. Salguero presents a selection of books from the library that explore speculative geological, oceanic, vegetal, and animal relationships, expanding on the themes and concepts present in The Tropics, The Moon, and Mars.

Books will be on view for facilitated browsing throughout the day. At 5 pm, refreshments will be served during a happy hour presentation in which Salguero will share more about the library and the curated selection.

The event is free, and all are welcome. RSVPs are encouraged but not required.

About the Curator

Oscar Salguero is an archivist, book curator, and independent researcher based in Brooklyn. In 2021, Salguero curated Interspecies Futures [IF] at the Center for Book Arts. The exhibition marked the first public survey of bookworks by emerging artists practicing at the intersection of speculative fiction and interspecies possibilities. He is also the author of Symbiocene Anthology, a series of artists’ book reviews published online via the philosophical platform Future Based.

Interspecies Library is an independent project founded by Salguero in 2019. The collection is a physical, tangible, living archive of artist books, and Salguero often hosts activations and exhibitions that draw from its expanse of knowledge and references.