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Past Events from November 15, 2024 – February 13 – Initiative for the Book Past Events from November 15, 2024 – February 13 – Initiative for the Book

Valentine’s Day Printing Event

On the day of love, Friday, February 14th from 10:00am to 2:00pm the Rutgers Initiative for the Book will host a card-printing event in Murray Hall 309.   Join us in printing some lovely cards themed in the colors and spirit of Valentine's Day with our one-of-a-kind linocuts and hand-pressed printing.

Scriptorium Moravianum

Join the Rutgers Initiative for the Book as we switch out our printing paper and presses for animal parchment and quills in the English department's first transcribathon! This event will … Read More

Roundtable on Medieval Manuscripts

  We are excited to announce that this scriptorium will feature a roundtable-style panel, with talks given by Dr. Gary Rendsburg (Rutgers University), Dr. Thomas O'Donnell (Fordham University), and Dr. Emily Runde (Columbia University). This panel will begin at 2:00pm and end at 3:20pm, and will address topics from how these medieval manuscripts were made … Read More

Type-High Day

Murray Hall

Our first celebration of the printing press's equivalent of pi day: Type-High Day! Join us in printing handmade postcards on the day that celebrates metal type technology and leave with your own memorabilia. Thursday September 18th | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm In front of Murray Hall | College Avenue, New Brunswick

Printing Politics: a workshop and roundtable discussion

Murray Hall

  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. … Read More

Halloween

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

From Clay Tablet to Digital Tablet: The History of Jewish Books

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

Scarlet Letterpress’s Valentine’s Collaboration with RAHSA

Our first ever collaboration with the Rutgers Art History Student Association--printing for Valentine's Day! Join us in printing handmade linocuts and memorabilia to celebrate the festivities! Friday February 11th | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Room 309 Murray Hall | College Avenue, New Brunswick

Valentine’s Day 2026

Our second annual Valentine's Day printing event! Join us in printing handmade cards and memorabilia to celebrate the festivities! Friday February 13th | 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Room 309 Murray Hall | College Avenue, New Brunswick