Book Repair

Part I of a video of Aran Galligan doing a spine repair on a library book at Sojourner Truth Library at SUNY New Paltz.

Part II of a video of Aran Galligan doing a spine repair on a library book at Sojourner Truth Library at SUNY New Paltz.

This video demonstrates the best two procedures to follow if a page has fallen out of your book.

How-to video series demonstrating collection care instructions for you library's collection.

How to mend a book using book repair tape with Rebecca Elder, Adjunct Preservation Field Services Officer, Amigos Library Services

Syracuse University Libraries presents a series of videos on book repair and preservation.

Basic descriptions of techniques, images, and video. This presentation should not be construed as a how-to,
hands-on workshop.

The web version of the Simple Book Repair Manual was created by members of Preservation Services, Dartmouth College Library.

This edition of Bookcraft presents updated techniques for the Maintenance and Repair of Books in school and public libraries. The procedures are simple, cost-effective, and require few tools or pieces of equipment. Fewer volumes are expected to meet the demands of more users; academic and research libraries must preserve collections over the long term.

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.