[PADG:1489] paperback children's books

[Annie Armour <aarmour@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Our library will soon begin to receive paperback books for a children's
>literature section for their education classes. Since our library is also
>used by the community, we anticipate high use from children as well.
>
>We are just beginning to think about the best way to care for these books.
>I'd like to know what other libraries do.
>
>Tech Services has mentioned having Kapco covers placed on the books as they
>are ordered, but our company will then do it to all of our "mass market"
>books, which to me seems a waste of money since I would think the glue
>fails in those bindings soon enough anyway.
>
>My initial thoughts are to put laminate covers like Kapco on all young
>readers' books (paperback), and rebind them in-house when necessary. For
>older children's books, we would do nothing at first, but rebind when the
>binding fails.
>
>Do Kapco covers prolong the bindings of the books or just keep the covers
>from falling apart?
>
>Also, when it comes time to rebind those picture books (often very thin),
>how would you rebind them? So many children's books are side sewn, but
>these would have glued pages with pictures that bleed across the page.
>
>Please let me know what you do.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Annie Armour
>University of the South
>Sewanee, Tennessee
>aarmour@xxxxxxxxxxx