Book repair cover

Book repair

by Kenneth Lavender

Explains basic book repair techniques useful to libraries with limited budgets, as well as alternative, and more ambitious conservation treatments ... Repair techniques are shown for most of the common problems encountered ... paper cleaning, paper mending, hinge and spine repair, and enclosures. Step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations given for each treatment--Preface.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?