About the Rutgers Initiative for the Book (RIB)

Recent events include talks, bookbinding studios, and scavenger hunts with Javiera Barrientos,Tia Blassingame, Ryan Cordell,Nicholas Dames, Isabel Duarte-Gray, Jesse Erickson, Denise Gigante, Miles Grier, Isabel Hofmeyr, Kari Kraus, Matthew Kirschenbaum, Jill Lepore, Melina Moe, Olivia Moy, Priyasha Mukhopadhyay, Heather O’Donnell, Christy Pottroff, Matt Rubery, Katherine Ruffin, Jonathan Senchyne, Andrew Stauffer, Whitney Trettien, and Corinna Zeltsman.

We also organize field trips to area libraries, letterpresses, and tanneries.

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Upcoming Events

What is a Jewish book? How has it evolved from antiquity to the present?

Join us to explore how Jewish ideas have been transferred over the centuries–from oral traditions to handwritten manuscripts, from printed books to computer code.

RSVP required. Register online at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu.

Monday December 8th | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Virtual

Past Events

Our second annual Halloween printing event!

Join us in printing handmade postcards and Halloween memorabilia to celebrate the autumnal festivities!

Friday October 31st | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

In front of Murray Hall | College Avenue, New Brunswick

Please join the Rutgers Initiative for the Book and Scarlet Letterpress for a multi-modal exploration of the relation between print and political action:

Printing Politics

Thursday, October 23

2:00-5:00pm: poster printing and zine making workshop

5:30-7:00pm: roundtable discussion with artists, art workers, and scholars on the role of print media in their diverse practices.

Murray Hall 303, 510 George St, New Brunswick, NJ

All welcome. RSVP here for the workshop portion of the event; attending the whole 3 hours is not required, but participants who would like to print posters should plan to spend at least 45 minutes on their projects. No registration is required for the panel discussion.

Co-sponsored by the Rutgers Democracy Lab

Our first celebration of the printing press’s equivalent of pi day: Type-High Day!

We printed handmade postcards on the day that celebrates metal type technology and community members left with their own memorabilia.

Thursday September 18th | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm