New England Chapter
APHA’s New England Chapter sponsors lectures, field trips, and other opportunities to meet fellow members on an informal basis. New upcoming events are usually listed in letters from the president and officers of the chapter. Subscribe to our newsletter or contact us at APHANewEngland@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events
July 12, 2025 – 10am
Rhode Island Computer Museum Tour
On Saturday, July 12th, we’ll start by meeting at Providence Public Library Special Collections at 10am, then we’ll walk up to the Providence Athenaeum at 11. We’ll have interesting items on display at both locations. After lunch we’ll be heading to the Rhode Island Computer Museum for a tour.
This will be a great chance to see printing technology old and new. Please RSVP by emailing jgoffin@provlib.org. Admission will be waived for APHA members. (This is a great opportunity to join if you haven’t already.)
Past events
February 28, 2005 – 1pm
A visit to the Providence Journal production facility
February 28, 2025 – 1pm
210 Kinsley Ave., Providence, RI
We have an incredible opportunity for APHA members. As many will know, the printing plant used to produce the Providence Journal since 1987 will be closing in a matter of weeks (on March 9th, to be precise). Members of the Production Plant have been kind enough to allow us the chance to visit and tour the plant before it’s gone for good. We’ll be meeting on Friday, February 28th at 1pm at the plant’s location at 210 Kinsley Avenue in Providence. If possible, please RSVP to jgoffin@provlib.org if you’re planning to attend.
February 19, 2025 – 6:30PM
RISD Fleet Library, 15 Westminster Street, Providence, RI
APHA New England will be co-sponsoring the 11th annual Baker & Whitehill Student Artist Book Contest prize presentation. Special Collections at Rhode Island School of Design’s Fleet Library hosts an annual juried student artists’ book contest to promote engagement with the book arts, investigation of the Library’s artists’ book collection, and creative production in the book form at RISD. All entries are displayed in the annual Library exhibit; purchase prize winners receive a cash award and the winning student-made artists’ books become part of the library’s permanent collection.
Congratulations to the APHA Purchase Prize winner, Yanyi Cecilia Fu for her book “Worth a Burger?”!