The .918 Club

It’s been three years since pres pedro had his cronies make us remove our Letterpress Education Center from the campus of Thaddeus Stevens “College” of Technology. Under the guise that the building was needed to help alleviate a projected surge in student enrollment, it was to be part of a building and renovation plan for the entire campus. “As a state-owned and operated institution, Thaddeus Stevens College is a taxpayer-supported entity. To provide good stewardship of those tax dollars, the college needs to make wise choices regarding its properties, investments, and most practical steps for improvements to best serve its student population.” according to the vice president of finance and administration. Lets see how this stewardship of our tax dollars is doing as of August 1, 2025.

Thank you!

The .918 Club appreciates the extraordinary exhibitors who helped make yesterday’s Lancaster Printers Fair a success:

APHA Chesapeake Chapter, Base Press, Bowerbox Press, Boxcar Press, Conestoga Press Historical Society of Cocalico Valley, Denise & Mary, Dry-Inc., Eric Leland’s Manufactory, Frederick Book Arts Center, Gingerly Press, Glyph Design Studio, Green Trike Press & Press on Twigs, The Hill Press, Lambs Ear Press, Letterpress Things, Patti Paulus, Paul Parrish, The Printing Office of Wolff & Sauer, Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Small Capital Press & Letterkraft Press, The Southpaw Printers.

And a big thank you to all of the print enthusiasts who turned out in Willow Street to celebrate the best in letterpress, printmaking, screen printing, book arts and paper making.

Finally, we want to express our sincere appreciation to the Willow Street Fire Co., which made the Al Starr Community Building available and supported our return to Lancaster County this year.

2025 Exhibitor Opportunities: Lancaster Printers Fair

The 2025 Lancaster Printers Fair is shaping up nicely, with 18 exhibitors already confirmed for September 20.

The .918 Club has received commitments from many past exhibitors, including APHA Chesapeake, Base Press, Bowerbox Press, Conestoga Press, Eric Leland’s Manufactory, Gingerly Press, Green Trike Press, The Hill Press, Lambs Ear Press, Letterpress Things,, Patti Paulus, Press in Twigs, and Small Capital Press, as well as first timers such as Asterion Arts, The Letterkraft Press, The Printing Office of Wolff & Sauer, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, and South Paw Press.

Celebrating creativity in letterpress, printmaking, screen printing, book arts and paper making, these exhibitors hail from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington DC.

There still is time to join them at the Al Starr Building of the Willow Street Fire Company in Willow Street, PA. Any exhibitor who registers from now until July 31 will receive a complimentary letterpress quality paper (that the Club sells for $25) in their choice of weight. For more information, visit https://www.lancasterprintersfair.org or email [email protected].