The Typesetter’s Alliance is CLAG’s volunteer supporter level—a place for people who want to contribute their time, learn practical skills, and help keep our heritage-trades shop working.

Help sort and catalog type, care for the pressroom, assist with repairs, manage events, and participate in community-development projects. Along the way, you’ll pick up an unpredictable assortment of useful skills.

Pressman dad jokes included at no additional charge.

Case Keeper — Supporter Membership

For those who want to support CLAG’s preservation work without taking an active role in the Shop or Pressroom.

Membership includes:

• Listing in the CLAG Supporter Registry
• Monthly newsletters and Guild updates
• Behind-the-scenes reports on equipment restoration, type organization, and developing programs
• Invitations and priority registration for special events, demonstrations, and open houses
• Early notice of new acquisitions, restoration projects, and adoption opportunities
• One annual letterpress-printed Case Keeper card or supporter print
• The option to be publicly recognized or remain anonymous

Supporter Membership does not include:

• Shop, Toolroom, or Pressroom access
• Equipment training or operating privileges
• Artisan Registry or promotional benefits
• Splintercraft, workshop, market, or vendor discounts

Artisan Membership is the CLAG’s open membership group for artists, craftspeople, tradespeople, and anyone interested in the arts and heritage trades.

Membership benefits include:

• Listing in the Guild’s Artisan Registry
• Promotional benefits through Guild channels
• Special access to member events and demonstrations
• General access to the Shop and Toolroom (non-powered equipment)
• Special member pricing on workshops
• Member discounts at Splintercraft
• Discounted vendor rates for CLAG markets and events

Pressroom Membership provides practical experience and scheduled access to CLAG’s working pressroom and letterpress equipment.

Membership includes:

• Scheduled Pressroom and letterpress-equipment access
• A fair-use reservation system
• CLAG safety, operational, and equipment-qualification training
• Independent equipment use after completing the appropriate qualification
• One seat in the next available quarterly safety-certification class presented with a qualified local training partner
• Opportunities to develop practical shop skills and experience within a working heritage-trades organization
• Access designed for printers, college students, emerging tradespeople, and other qualified members

Membership terms:

• $60 per month
• Three-month initial commitment
• Materials and consumable supplies are purchased separately
• Extended commercial or production-scale work may incur additional usage fees
• Storage, keys, and unrestricted Pressroom access are not included

Shop Storage Subscription

An optional add-on for active Artisan and Pressroom Members who need a designated place for tools, materials, and ongoing projects.

Subscription includes:

• One labeled, designated storage space
• Access to stored items during authorized Shop hours
• Month-to-month renewal
• Continued reservation of the space while the subscription remains active

Storage terms:

• An active Artisan or Pressroom Membership is required.
• This subscription provides storage only and does not grant access to the Shop, Toolroom, or Pressroom.
• Space is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
• All contents must be labeled and fit entirely within the designated space.
• Hazardous, flammable, leaking, perishable, or otherwise unsafe materials are prohibited outside approved storage areas.
• Oversized items and long-term warehousing require prior approval.
• All subscribers must follow the CLAG Shop Storage Agreement, including its provisions for expired subscriptions and unclaimed property.