Friday Finds for School Librarians – Book Repair and Processing Supplies

This week I’m looking at some book repair and processeing supplies you can purchase through Amazon. Some are also available at Demco.

Frday Finds is a periodic blog post with fun and/or useful items for school librarians.

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If you are new to book repair, you may want to check out Book Repair for Booksellers. It includes clear, easy to follow directions for repairing books at home or in the shop. Includes torn pages, shaken spines, library pockets, bookplates, stickers, crayon, writing, insects, leather care and much more.

 

 

 

Book Repair Supplies

Glue wasn’t a tool I used very often, but I used it often enough that I always wanted to have some on hand. 

Book tape was something I used all the time. Kids were always damaging books in such a way that book tape was a staple for my repairing. 

If you can afford it, these tape dispensers are a great addition to your supply cabinet. They make taping up the spine of books so much easier.

This is one of the tapes that I used for repairing pages. It is clear and easy to apply. 

This white tape is one I used when a book had internal spine issues at the front or back cover.

Book Processing Supplies

Unless you purchase books that are ready for shelving, you will most likely need labels. What I like about these is that you can get a variety of sizes. Be sure you check around to get the size you want.

Label protectors are also a must. They also come in a variety of sizes.

If you want to help your paperbacks last longer, it is a good idea to cover them. You have a couple of options. You can either use the laminating film roll or you can use the Easy Cover Book Cover. The Easy Covers are more expensive so I saved their use for big books like the CIA Factbooks or other big reference books that get a lot of use.

If you use the Easy Covers, this cutting tool is a great help. It is designed specifically for cutting the Easy Covers.

This little Squeegee is a great help when you are trying to get the bubbles out of any coating you put on your paperbacks.

Sometimes, you want to keep the dust jacket on your book – especially if it has information that you don’t actually find on the book cover. But dust jackets have a tendency to become ragged with use. I would cover my dust jackets using these book jacket covers.

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As a librarian you probably do a lot of reading. This Reading Journal for Book Lovers was created with readers in mind. Some of the features include:

• -a place to journal “Why I love reading…”
• -a space for listing your favorite authors and favorite books
• -Pages for listing the books you want to read
• -a 4-page journal for 20 books where you can record information like: genre, ratings, your impressions, your review (which could translate to a book talk), and more.
• -there are also pages for you to color (if you have time between reading books)