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    ​​Print, Design, & Mail Services

    The Department's Bureau of Publications operates the Commonwealth's in-house design and print-to-mail services. New to our services or need immediate help, please email ra-gspubcustservice@pa.gov. This Bureau is also responsible for compiling the Commonwealth Telephone Directory and the Pennsylvania Manual​​.

    Learn the steps to partnering with the Bureau of Publications for design and print needs: Guide to Design and Print.​

    ​Services Provided By the Bureau Of Publications

     

    The Bureau of Publications Sign Shop provides a full range of signage services.  Some of our updated engraving and large format print services/products include: nameplates, ADA compliant signs, wayfinding signage, window frosting, vinyl lettering, banners, retractable banners, vehicle graphics, and printing on a wide variety of substrates.  Whether your agency needs a single item or thousands, no job is too big or small. If you have questions about your project, email our Resource Account.  Sign Shop Request Forms should be sent to RA-gspubcustservice@pa.gov. 

    Media Displays Request Form

    The Bureau's graphic designers and forms layout specialists can create professional and innovative designs for documents, banners, displays, websites and promotional campaigns.  Design services may be requested using the Document Design & Layout Request Form or by consulting with design staff at (717) 704-1060.​

    ​The Bureau of Publications provides prompt, cost-effective and quality printing services, using both high-end digital and offset printing and is the official provider of the Commonwealth’s business cards and stationery.  The print shop is capable of delivering high-volume, on-demand and variable data print services with short turnaround times.  The print shop also offers a wide range of bindery and post-print processing services.  Print requests can be made using the Print & Mail Request Form.     

    Tired of gathering staff to help stuff envelopes for your upcoming mailing? Let us insert your mailing for you!

    Equipped with a state-of-the-art intelligent mail inserter, the Bureau of Publications is ready to provide you with mail inserter services. Having the ability to read various bar-coded documents, our inserter audits each sheet through the entire inserting process to ensure the highest level of mail integrity on the market today!

    When used in conjunction with barcoding, our inserter can intelligently address your mail pieces to match the personalized content contained in the envelope. If your mailing contains confidential or HIPAA covered information, you will want to be sure to move your mailings from window envelopes to non-window envelopes ink-jetted with the recipient’s name.

    Engineered to insert #10, 6 x 9 and flats, no inserting job is too big or too small for us to handle!​


    The Pennsylvania Manual​

    ​The Pennsylvania Manual​ is a comprehensive guide to Pennsylvania's state and local government. For more than 200 years, the Commonwealth has provided this information for the benefit of Pennsylvanians and serves as a valuable reference tool for schools, libraries, and the general public. The Manual is published biennially and includes Pennsylvania history, the Constitution and information regarding elections, municipalities and local and state officeholders. The Manual also profiles the powers, functions, and duties of the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of Commonwealth government. 

    Copies of The Pennsylvania Manual may be ordered through the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's online bookstore at www.ShopPAheritage.com. Copies may also be purchased from the State Museum Store which is open. 

    State Museum Store
    400 North Street
    Harrisburg, PA 17120
    (717) 783-4923​

    Hours of operation:
    Wednesday through Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm 
    Sunday: 1 pm - 4 pm
    www.shopPAheritage.com​​​

    ​​Bureau of Publications 

    1650 Bobali Drive 
    Harrisburg, PA 17104 
    (717) 704-1029

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