Akron Postcard Club
Enter the magical world of postcards. Whether you want to look at postcard images, read old messages, talk collections, or make your own postcards, the Akron Postcard Club is the place for you. We use the David P. Campbell Postcard Collection to explore the history of the postcard and to inspire our monthly meeting themes. We tend to alternate between collections exploration and postcard creation, check the theme descriptions for details.
Meetings are open to anyone curious about postcards – students and community members alike. We meet the last Wednesday* of every month from 6:00pm to 7:00pm ET in the Postcard Library at the Institute for Human Science and Culture at the Cummings Center (located on the 4th floor).
The club is free to attend, and new members receive an Akron Postcard Club membership card.
*due to the winter holidays, we do not meet at our regular time in November and December. Instead, we host a special Saturday afternoon meet-up during these months.
Upcoming Meetings
Postcard Puzzles & Poetry
Wednesday, January 29 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Member Spotlight: Rhonda Rinehart
It’s National Puzzle Day! Join us as we make our own postcard puzzles, magnetic postcard poetry, and blackout postcard poetry. All supplies provided.
Free Event
Location: 73 S. College St. Akron, OH 44325
It's Alive! The Living History of the Postcard
Wednesday, February 26 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Member Spotlight: Sign-Up at January Meeting
How have postcards changed over time? We'll explore their history within the postal service, changing materials, and subject matter. From the very first postcards to the advent of the digital postcard, this meeting will be an exciting journey through time!
Free Event
Location: 73 S. College St. Akron, OH 44325
Funny or Flop? with Melanie Mohler
Wednesday, March 26 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Member Spotlight: Sign-Up at February Meeting
Together, we'll rate the jokes, pranks, and puns on classic postcards - just in time for April Fool’s Day! Which one will make you laugh?
Free Event
Location: 73 S. College St. Akron, OH 44325
Prepping for National Post Card Week
Wednesday, April 30 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Member Spotlight: Sign-Up at March Meeting
The first full week of May is National Post Card Week! It's an annual tradition when people from across the country to send friendly postcard messages to one another. Join us to help spread the National Post Card Week cheer, courtesy of the Akron Postcard Club. All supplies will be provided.
Free Event
Location: 73 S. College St. Akron, OH 44325
Annual Postcard Show-and-Tell + Postcard Social
Wednesday, May 28 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bring a favorite postcard and a story to share during a series of short speed-dating style conversations. Plus, stay afterwards to mingle during our Postcard Social (snacks included). Free and open to all postcard enthusiasts!
Free Event
Location: 73 S. College St. Akron, OH 44325
Past Meeting Themes:
November 2024: 4th Annual Postcard Write-a-thon
October 2024: Point. Snap. Postcard. Exploring a Real Postcard Camera
September 2024: The Stamp Code - Decoding the Secret Messages of Postcards
August 2024: It is Real? Exploring Hair Postcards
July 2024: Postcard Pictionary Party
June 2024: The Joy of Mail: An Intro to Postcrossing
May 2024: 3rd Annual Postcard Show & Tell: Speed Dating Style
April 2024: Prep for 41st Annual National Postcard Week
March 2024: Bonnets, Bunnies, and Baskets – Oh My!
February 2024: The Year of Confusion - Exploring Leap Year Lore
January 2024: Create Your Own Valentine’s Collage Postcard
December 2023: 3rd Annual Postcard Write-A-Thon
October 2023: How We Collect / Postcard Spook & Swap
September 2023: Illicit Mailing - All About the Risqué
August 2023: Put Your “Stamp” on Akron - Everyday Akron Postcard Club Takeover
July 2023: Postcard Jeopardy
June 2023: Posting Postcards with the USPS!
May 2023: 2nd Annual Postcard Show & Tell
April 2023: 40th Annual National Postcard Week Preparation
March 2023: Olive Mudge, A Life in Postcards
February 2023: Roadtrip to the Cleveland History Center
January 2023: Embroidery Mini-Masterpieces
November 2022: Postcard Write-A-Thon and Printmaking Demo
October 2022: A Postcard House of Horrors
September 2022: The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Postcards
August 2022: A Postcard Roadtrip Down Route 66
July 2022: Postcard BINGO
June 2022: The Magic of Photo-Multigraphs
May 2022: Postcard Show & Tell
April 2022: Prepping for National Postcard Week
March 2022: It's a Feminist Leap Year!
February 2022: Guided "Dig" into Postcard History
January 2022: Vinegar Valentine's
December 2021: Postcard Write-a-Thon Benefitting Local Seniors
October 2021: Halloween Postcards
September 2021: Exploring Akron through Postcards
August 2021: Rotating Wheel Postcards
July 2021: Fancy Writing