Hollander's School of Book & Paper Arts
Hollander’s School of Book & Paper Arts is nationally recognized for offering high caliber workshops. The 1,500 sq.ft. teaching studio is located directly below the store and offers plenty of work area, surrounded by traditional bookbinding and printing equipment.
Hollander's school contains a large workshop area with a glassed atrium overhead, allowing workshops to be observed from above. Throughout the year, regularly taught workshops include those in the book arts, bookbinding, letterpress printing, paper making, calligraphy, printmaking, and many others. See our Workshop Schedule for current classes.
School History
Hollander’s began offering workshops in 1994, when the first book and paper arts classes were taught in the back of the store. In 2001, Hollander's School expanded to it's current downstairs location and along with it's workshop schedule grew. Over the years, Hollander's acquired a variety of bookbinding and letterpress equipment. In 2001 the first graduation ceremony was held, whereby certificates were presented to students who had accumulated over 50 class hours. Currently there are over 150 graduates of Hollanders School of Book & Paper Arts, many of which have taken over 500 hours! In 2005, Hollander's partnered with the American Academy of Bookbinding and now hosts professional level workshops in fine binding and conservation.
Open Studio
Open Studio is available to all currently enrolled students and graduates of Hollander’s. It is availalbe on Monday evenings only. Additional open studio times are available by appointment. Learn more.
Equipment Available
Hollander's has a large 40" Jacques board shear, 24" guillotine cutter, two large backing presses, paper cutters, a large standing press, and many book presses, finishing presses, and sewing frames. In addition, there is a variety of letterpress equipment including a Vandercook Press, several table top Pilot Presses, a 1870's Pearl Press with foot treadle, over 80 drawers of wood and metal type, a Kwik Print Foil Stamper, and other related equipment. There are also two etching presses available for classes and Open Studio.
The Kerrytown Press
The Kerrytown Press is an authentic working print shop located in Hollander’s School. Hollander’s offers custom letterpress printing of invitations, announcements, etc. Hollander's allows customers to actually do their own printing of their invitations. Learn more.