BOOKFORGE
@bookforge
BOOKFORGE is a small family owned and operated traditional bindery studio in historic Erie, Pennsylvania!
Erie Labor Temple is back open to the public! Artist & Creative Studios First Thursday Night Markets Soft Socials Lecture Brawl (civic debates) Viewing Events More…
Final vendor call for the first Temple Night Market at Erie Labor Temple. August 6 · 6–10 PM Indoor tables: $10 Deadline: August 4 at 8 PM Artists, makers, books, prints, metalwork, small-batch goods, and creative businesses. Apply: erielabortemple@gmail.com #EriePA #ErieArt
The first registration is in. One of two scholarship seats has been claimed. Leslie Alexander’s cyanotype class, the first art workshop at Erie Labor Temple, is beginning to take shape. Aug. 8 or 13. Beginners welcome; supplies included. #EriePA #Cyanotype
First Thursday Night Art Market is coming to Erie Labor Temple. Aug. 6, 6–10 PM 1701 State St., Erie Artists, makers, creatives & vendors: apply by Aug. 4 at 8 PM. $10/table. Indoor market. 10–12 spots. Email Edward: erielabortemple@gmail.com Art Works Here.
ELT is in build mode before reopening this fall. We need volunteers for clear crews: studio rehab, gallery prep, building care, hospitality, programming, communications, grants, and curb appeal. Email Edward: erielabortemple@gmail.com Subject: ELT Volunteer Crew
First Thursday Night Art Market is coming to Erie Labor Temple. Local art, handmade goods, creative work, books, and prints. Thursday, August 6, 2026, 6–10 PM Erie Labor Temple 1701 State Street, Erie, PA shop. Bring someone. Support Erie’s creative workers. Art Works Here.
The Temple is open after dark. Gallery Night at Erie Labor Temple Friday, June 26 5–10 PM 26 W 8th St. Come see what is taking shape.
NOTICE TO ART WORKERS & THE PUBLIC: Gallery Night is coming to Erie Labor Temple. June 26 5–10 PM 1701 State Street, Erie, PA Former home of labor. Future home of culture.
Gallery Night at the Temple. Friday, June 26 5–10 PM Erie Labor Temple 1701 State Street, Erie, PA 16501 Art. History. Community. Voltage. Art Works Here.
Tomorrow night: ⚡ Slow Make Night ⚡ Bring your knitting. Bring your journal. Bring your sketchbook. Bring your half-finished weird little thing. No hustle. No networking. Just making. Wednesday • 6–9 PM #ErieLaborTemple #SlowMakeNight #EriePA #MakerCulture
Tomorrow night at Erie Labor Temple: Writers' Night A low-pressure writing session for anyone trying to turn thoughts into sentences and sentences into something more. No networking. No pressure. Just writing. Tuesday • 6–9 PM Take me to the Temple. #ErieLaborTemple #WritersNight #EriePA
Doors Open Noon–9 PM Reading Room Night 6–9 PM Bring a book. The world has enough places demanding your attention. We're trying to maintain one where you can keep it. Take me to the Temple. #ErieLaborTemple #ReadingRoomNight #EriePA #ArtWorksHere
Introducing Erie Local 814 Creative Workers Union patch. A mark for artists, makers, writers, performers, designers, musicians, bookbinders, teachers, organizers, and cultural workers building Erie Labor Temple into modern creative infrastructure. erielabortemple.com #ErieLaborTemple #EriePA
Erie artists, makers, writers, musicians, performers, designers, instructors, and creative workers: Erie Labor Temple is being built as a working creative + civic hub in downtown Erie. Community for people making Erie’s creative life harder to ignore. https://www.erielabortemple.com
Studio #105 This one makes sense as a second room, not a primary one. Best for storage, equipment, admin, or overflow space tied to another ELT studio. Interested in a bundled setup? Reach out. Know someone who needs room to work right? Share it. #EriePA #StudioForRent #CreativeWorkspace
Something is hidden inside Erie Labor Temple. FOUND IN BUILDING is a new archival documentary series exploring forgotten labor artifacts, industrial remnants, hidden archives, and the physical memory buried inside the historic Labor Temple. #ErieLaborTemple #FoundInBuilding #EriePA
Studio #102 A support room, not a headline room, but useful in exactly the right way. Best as an add-on to #101 or #103 for storage, admin, editing, or overflow work. Interested? Reach out. Know someone building a smarter studio setup? Share this. #EriePA #StudioForRent #CreativeWorkspace
Rendering drop: Studio #109 Tiny room. Specific use. Real potential. Good for editing, dark work, archives, storage, or focused solo use. Not for everyone. Very right for someone. Interested? Reach out. Know that person? Send this to them. #EriePA #CreativeWorkspace #StudioForRent
Kitchenette Not flashy. Useful. A support room that makes meetings, workshops, and rentals work better inside Erie Labor Temple. Interested in the Boardroom + Kitchenette setup? Reach out. Know someone planning a small event downtown? Share this. #EriePA #MeetingSpace #DowntownErie
Rendering drop: Boardroom // Conference Room For meetings, critiques, workshops, planning sessions, and serious conversations in downtown Erie. Interested? Reach out. Know a team or group that needs this kind of room? Share it. #EriePA #MeetingSpace #ConferenceRoom #DowntownErie
Rendering: Studio #211 A standout studio suite; stronger internal layout than a standard room. Good fit for someone building a serious practice and needing more structure. Interested? Reach out. Know someone who needs a better setup downtown? Pass this along. #EriePA #StudioForRent #StudioSuite
Rendering drop: Studio #209 One of the stronger studio rooms in the building: larger, brighter, and better suited to a serious working practice. Interested? Reach out. Know someone hunting for a downtown Erie studio? Share this. #EriePA #StudioForRent #ArtistStudio
May at Erie Labor Temple is live. Reading Room. Writer’s Night. Slow Make Night. Sketchbook Social. Listening Room. Watch parties. Lecture Brawl. A building becomes real when people start using it. 1701 State Street, Erie PA erielabortemple.com #EriePA #ErieArts #ArtWorksHere
Rendering drop: Studio #101 A prime storefront studio inside Erie Labor Temple with direct lobby access and strong public-facing presence. If you’re looking for a downtown Erie studio, reach out. If you know someone who is, pass this along. #EriePA #DowntownErie #StudioForRent #ArtistStudio
This week at Erie Labor Temple: Tuesday — Writer’s Night Wednesday — Slow Make Night Thursday — Sketchbook Social Friday — Listening Room Sunday — Reading Room 👉 https://www.erielabortemple.com/elt-seriesprograms/soft-social-sessions
BOOKFORGE at Erie Labor Temple We’ve dropped the first featured-inside-the-Temple article, opening the door to one of the real working creative businesses already shaping ELT from within. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bookforge-at-to-155439793 #ErieLaborTemple #BOOKFORGE #Patreon #Bookbinding
Smellie Video 2 drops at 6:15 PM. This is surgery: removing failed repairs, lifting threads, & taking an 18th-century book apart so it can be restored honestly. watch: https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-2-is-here-155441337 If the work matters to you, consider a paid tier.
