The Artists' Books collection at Herron Library is not, of course, an accident. On the contrary, the collection is result of the hard and dedicated work and vision of the Special Collections librarian, Sonja Staum-Kuniej, who has methodically developed and managed it with a passionate commitment to high quality and access. The manifestation of Sonja Staum-Kuniej's vision requires both the determination and the ability to identify resources necessary to build the collection and the facilities to display it in the best possible way. In Mark and Carmen Holeman, Sonja and Herron Library found generous benefactors whose enthusiasm for the collection matched her own. The Holemans have an intimate involvement with each item in the collection, examine them closely and maintain a high level of knowledge about Artists' Books in general. They have their own favorite 'creators' but share Sonja's aspiration to develop a broad collection that represents as many diverse representations of this art form as possible. This is a marriage of like minds for the benefit of the community in general, and that of the library and its users in particular.