[Libs-Or] OLA Pre-Conference Announcement: Book Repair Workshop April 16

[Carolee Harrison]

Condition check:  is your library's print collection looking.. "loved"?

ANNOUNCING:  The OLA Support Staff Division and the Library Preservation 
Round Table will present an all-day Basic Book Mending Pre-Conference 
workshop on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the Oregon Library Association 
Conference in Salem.Help refresh worn books and add years to their 
circulating lives!

This workshop will introduce basic book repair methods and materials 
through hands-on instruction and is intended for beginners.Procedures 
covered will include reattaching loose pages, cover repair and 
reattachment, hinge and spine repair.Please note that procedures in this 
class are intended for circulating collections and not for rare or 
valuable books and documents.

We will also discuss collection maintenance and strategies for avoiding 
damage and streamlining conservation processes.The materials fee for the 
workshop provides a mending toolkit which participants may take home; 
paper, bookcloth, and adhesives will be provided. Participants are 
encouraged, but not required, to bring their own books to work on.

Presented by Carolee Harrison(Special Collections and Archives 
Technician) and Kristen Kern (Fine and Performing Arts Librarian), 
Portland State University Library.

MORE INFORMATION about the pre-conference and general conference: 
http://www.olaweb.org/ola-conference-2014

REGISTRATION and rate information (Early registration rates until 
3/16/2014!): 
https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_148528

GRATITUDE:  Rea Andrew, the Support Staff Division, and the Preservation 
Round Table.

Thank you, and see you in April!
Carolee

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Carolee Harrison
Portland State University Library
University Archives and Special Collections
503 725 5760
carolee at pdx.edu

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