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125 years of Binding, Part Three: Annexed

Posted by: K.F. Shovlin

Get Lost! (and Other Lessons I Learned from the Stacks Survey)

Posted by: Amelia Parks

Part two with the 1920s behind

125 years of binding, Part Two: The Library Binding Branch

Posted by: K.F. Shovlin

Two images side by side with the left image showing three mummers costumes in bright colors displayed on mannequins. The right shows a gloved hand holding up two photo slides up to the natural light.

Celebrating the Mummers Parade: A Day at the Mummers Museum

Posted by: Chloe Genter

A Close Look at Caterpillars: Maria Merian’s Metamorphosis Meets Modern Science

Posted by: Amelia Parks

Close up of the after treatment, with Paper Conservator Heather Wanser holding it, and holding a bone folder in her right hand.

Saving Captain America

Posted by: Chloe Genter

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

Geanie Jackson, Collection Management’s New Administrative Officer

Posted by: Amelia Parks

The vivid colors stand out.

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