Book Repair Demonstrations

[Pete Merrill-Oldham <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please post the following announcement.  


Basic Book Repair Demonstrations 

In libraries large and small, minor repair is a critical component in
overall efforts to care for collections of books and journals.  Bound
volumes mended as soon as they show signs of damage may never require more
complex repair or binding. 

At this summer's ALA Annual Meeting, three basic cost-effective procedures
for repairing hard-cover volumes will be shown at the Library of Congress
exhibit booth  3222 in Exhibit Hall B at the Washington, DC Convention
Center.  Techniques for hinge tightening and tipping in loose pages will be
demonstrated by professional conservators, continuously from 10 AM to 4 PM
Saturday June 27th through Monday June 29th.  In addition, a free sixteen
page pamphlet illustrating the procedures will be handed out.  The pamphlet
also includes short lists of sources for: supplies, further training,
professional conservation, library binding, and further readings on library
preservation and book repair.  For those individuals unable to attend the
demonstrations, the pamphlet may be ordered for the cost of mailing and
handling: single copy:  $2.50; additional copies:  $1.50 each.  Please make
checks payable to ?Book Repair,? Acme Bookbinding.?. (Mailing address:
?Book Repair?; c/o Acme Bookbinding; P.O. Box 699; Charlestown, MA
02129-0004).