A full-day event giving all girls, not just Girl Scouts, the opportunity to learn about the art of book making through 8 stations. Learn about making paper, different ways of binding books or illustrating covers/pages, and much more. Advance registration is required.
BOOK ARTS PATCH DAY FOR GIRLS IN 2025:
Saturdays, Mar 8, May 17, July 19 & Nov 8
The Book Arts Patch Day for Girls is designed for girls aged 10-18 who want to explore the book arts through hands-on experience. If you are a Girl Scout, the BOOK ARTS PATCH DAY will help fulfill the requirements for the Girl Scouts Cadette Book Artist Patch. However, the Book Arts Patch Day is open for ALL girls, whether a Girl Scout, an American Heritage Girl, the sister of a Girl Scout, or a girl interested in the book arts!
A truly unique and not-to-miss event for girls in Southern California! The Book Arts Patch Day runs from 9 am to 3 pm, as teams of girls rotate among various activity stations that cover key aspects of the book arts, including letterpress printing, paper making, bookbinding, paper marbling, screen printing, and illustration design. Over the course of the day, each participant will have the opportunity to make their own sheets of paper, bind several soft-cover books , print their own book covers and t-shirts, and much more. The day is filled with hands-on activities and detailed presentations given by industry experts and educators.
Cost: The fee for the Girls Book Arts Day is $50 per participant and includes most of the activities, with the exception of a t-shirt for screen printing. Participants should bring their own plain, light-colored cotton t-shirt for screen printing, or they can purchase one at the Museum for $10. Please plan to bring a sack lunch.
Registration: A parent can register their daughter(s), or a troop leader can register multiple girls from their unit. Please note: Before registering multiple participants, a leader must collect the info needed for each participant (name & age, plus rank & unit number, if applicable) and her parent's contact info (name, email, & cell).
Cancellation/Reschedule: Refunds must be requested in writing at least 14 days in advance of the event. Date change requests must be made in writing at least 7 days in advance of the event; only one date change request per ticket, please. Date change requests made less than 7 days in advance of the event (as well as second date-change requests) will incur a $20 service fee. Please direct all inquiries to ipm@printmuseum.org or call 310-515-7166.
SPACE IS LIMITED. Advance registration is required; not open to the general public. Our Girls Book Arts Days often fill up months in advance, please don't wait to register!
HOW THE DAY WORKS
The girls will rotate among stations in small teams; each station lasts 30-45 minutes. There will be a half-hour lunch break; bring a sack lunch. Parents or siblings who would like to participate in the activities themselves must register for the event.
We always need about a dozen parents to volunteer during the event, serving either as either activity station assistants or team leaders. If not registered or volunteering, parents are welcome to drop the girls off or follow along; however, we cannot accommodate unregistered siblings.
SPREAD THE WORD
Let your fellow Scout Leaders know! We can accommodate up to 90 girls at each event, but these spaces often fill quickly! For questions (or to confirm whether there is sufficient space for your troop), please call or email the International Printing Museum (310-515-7166) or email ipm@printmuseum.org.
Have a group of children younger than 10 years old? We also offer Book Arts Tours & Activities that can be tailored to suit your scouts, homeschoolers, etc. Please contact us for more information and bookings.
EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO & RELEASE FORM
This release form must be signed & presented at time of check-in:
Book Arts Patch Days for Girls are made possible by the generous support of PIASC (Printing Industries Association of Southern California) RAISE Foundation. Learn more about the foundation.
