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A man sits cross-legged on the floor pushing the wheel of an a-frame cart while two other staff stand opposite the cart looking on.

Big Item, Tiny Light Beam: Buddha Shakyamuni Visits the Basement

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

From Jikji to Gutenberg

Posted by: Chloe Genter

At-risk General Collection books. Photo Credit: Ronald J. Murray

Preservation Intern Profile: Julie Pramis

Posted by: Aaron D. Chaletzky

A close up of the condition of one of the pages of the book. The page has text in black ink and traces of text with red ink.

Good Wood: Using Beech to Rebind a Medieval Manuscript, Part 2

Posted by: Chloe Genter

Several books sit on a cart with sticky notes with cursive handwriting sticking out the top between their pages.

When Same is Not the Same

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Register Now for Free Preservation Week Programming

Posted by: Amelia Parks

At-risk General Collection books. Photo Credit: Ronald J. Murray

2022 Librarian in Residence Reflection

Posted by: Aaron D. Chaletzky

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Meet Objects Conservator Liz Peirce!

Posted by: Lily Tyndall

Cover of a report from the Council on Library and Information Resources, titled “Accelerated Aging of Polyester-Based Legacy Audio Magnetic Tape Stock” and showing an image of reels of magnetic tapes.

Anticipating Preservation Needs of Archived Audio Tapes

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton