08/31/2026
Learn about Letterpress at a hands-on demonstration!
This Wednesday, September 2nd at 6:00 pm in the Meeting Room
What is Letterpress?
Letterpress is a printing technique for producing many copies by repeated direct impression of an inked, raised surface against individual sheets of paper or a continuous roll of paper. Movable type is arranged into the "bed" of a press, inked, and then paper is pressed against it to transfer the ink from the type, creating an impression on the paper.
Check out the display of letterpress works created by the Monks and Friars Letterpress Printers of Michigan in the Circulation Lobby during September and October, then join us on September 2nd or October 3rd for the hands-on demonstrations.
The Monks & Friars printing organization was created to serve professional and amateur printers. The name derives for antique printing terminology: white and black spots on a print were referred to as "monks and friars." Hence the name.
