Event:

Kimberly Young, the Demco Book Doctor

Demco’s Book Doctor workshop is intended to give participants training on book care, protection, and repair to keep your collection in circulation longer. This workshop will provide a hands-on experience in which participants will get ideas for protecting books ahead of circulation and become familiar with several types of repairs through tried-and-true techniques. Workshop topics commonly include: basic page repairs, tip-ins, hinge and spine repair, book jacket and laminate application, and spine reinforcement. Course notes including links to other free resources such as videos, product directories and repair guide will be provided.

Important: Attendees should plan on bringing their own SCISSORS to this workshop. MLA will only have a limited number of scissors on-hand for those participants arriving without scissors.

Kimberly Young has extensive background in libraries, working in regionally, socially, and culturally diverse areas of the United States. Access to information and community engagement have been a driving force in her work in the public library. Of particular interest to Kimberly are collection development, materials processing, and book care.