Thank you for your interest in visiting the Bibliography Room of the Robertson Davies Library, Massey College. Tour groups are limited to a maximum of ten persons at a time (including instructor). We are able to accommodate larger class sizes by breaking them up into multiple groups. Tours are free and last about 30 minutes.
Printing demonstrations and hands-on workshops are available for a fee. Workshops and demonstrations are customized for the group, but some common themes include introduction to typesetting and letterpress; the history of iron hand presses; how type was made and an introduction to typography; and an overview of the history of printing, from letterpress to lithography.
Participants should arrive slightly early for their tour. Latecomers will be admitted, but are a bit disruptive, so we do appreciate if everyone arrives promptly.
Visitors should gather outside the Massey front gate; one of us will meet your group & take you to the Bibliography Room. At the end of the visit we will lead your group back to the gate.
For tours or inquires pertaining to the book collection, please contact our Librarian. For the upcoming school year our Lead Printer, Stephen Sword will be in Mondays and Wednesdays.
