Craig Preservation Lab

  • Black and white image of the Wells Library south entrance.

    Ultrasonic Misting- Part Two

    In the previous post, I mentioned some of the factors involved in choosing a consolidant for the job at hand. ...
  • Black and white image of the Wells Library south entrance.

    Ultrasonic Misting- Part One

    I’ve been busy the past several months in the Paper Lab getting together the parts, purchase requests and wherewithal to ...
  • Group from nearby assisted living center tours the Preservation Lab

    Bell Trace Art Class Visits the Lab

    The Preservation Department and the Auxiliary Library Facility (ALF) hosted a group of local students this week for a tour. ...
  • Preparing thread staples to repair a book

    Evolution

    In April, we had a lovely visit from the Guild of Book Workers / Midwest Chapter, while they were in ...
  • Black and white image of the Wells Library south entrance.

    Improved Ties for Portfolios

    Occasionally unbound items come into the Paper Lab that are too thin to warrant a corrugated box, but they usually ...
  • Girl Scout troop visits the book conservation lab

    Future Book Artists

    This week the Preservation Department hosted Bloomington’s Girl Scout Troop 3468. They came to learn about book arts so they ...
  • An oversewn book being taken apart

    Don’t Pull, Just Cut!

    While working on this very damaged book, some words of advice from long ago kept ringing in my ears – ...
  • Black and white image of the Wells Library south entrance.

    Fires and Poetry

    Recently, I was repairing this book: I have a fondness for old textbooks, so it was nice to have a ...