Two Book Repair Workshops in October
Basic Book Repair - October 17-18, Boerne, TX (near San Antonio)
Amigos' Basic Book Repair workshop provides face-to-face training with Rebecca Elder, an experienced book and paper conservator. The workshop offers information and hands-on experience in basic book and paper repair for general (non-rare) library collections. You will learn about treatment decisions, repair options, and supplies while practicing a variety of repair techniques in the supervised, hands-on portions of the workshop. Topics and techniques covered include:
- surface cleaning and paper repair
- attaching loose pages
- book structure
- paperback reinforcement
- endsheet replacement
- selecting supplies and equipment
- and much more
To provide a quality, hands-on experience, this workshop is limited to ten participants. Click here to register.
If you cannot attend this workshop and your library would like to host a book repair or other preservation-related workshop for your staff, contact Elizabeth Klein, klein@Amigos.org to discuss scheduling an on-request workshop at your location.
Intermediate Book Repair - October 30-31, Dallas, TX
You’ve taken Basic Book Repair, used the techniques at your library, and now you would like to learn more. Rebecca Elder, an experienced book and paper conservator, will present our Intermediate Book Repair workshop at Southern Methodist University. Advanced techniques such as complex paper repair, spine replacement, corner repair, enclosures, sewing in loose signatures, and recasing a book in its original cover will be presented. You will also review and discuss decision-making, workflow, how to set up a repair unit, and how to identify items requiring the expertise of a conservator.
If you cannot attend this workshop and your library would like to host a book repair or other preservation-related workshop for your staff, contact Elizabeth Klein, klein@Amigos.org to discuss scheduling an on-request workshop at your location.
The Imaging and Preservation Service is funded in part by a grant from the Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities.