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2025 marks 125 years of binding at the Library of Congress: Part One

Posted by: K.F. Shovlin

The finished housing, showing two objects inside a corrugated board. The left is an artist book with black and white wording, the right object is an artist book with a woman with a big red flower on her head.

To Build a Better Box: Preserving Artist Books as a GCCS Intern

Posted by: Chloe Genter

Check them out!

Longtime staffer turns temporary assignment into a permanent position

Posted by: K.F. Shovlin

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

Join the Career Showcase for the Director for Preservation Open Position

Posted by: Amelia Parks

Two images side by side, the left showing before treatment of a document with Japanese letters on it and red ink borders showing tearing and creasing. The right image shows after treatment condition, with the tears and the creases gone.

Top Secret! Conserving Japanese Military Documents from World War II

Posted by: Chloe Genter

Preservation staff at the ready

Preservation staff were both out front and back stage at the 2024 National Book Festival

Posted by: K.F. Shovlin

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

Farewell!

Posted by: Amelia Parks

A girl with dark hair and glasses smiles at the camera.

Purrservation: On Cats, Audiences, and Whys

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton

A boy wears goggles and gloves standing at a workbench in a laboratory.

Is this going to work at all? My summer exploring the non-invasive analysis of organic colors.

Posted by: Bobbi Hinton