As a follow-up to his popular Book Doctor blog posts, expert John Ison answers your specific book repair questions, both common and unique. Learn how to remove a grease stain, fix the spine on a children’s book and what to do when your cat attacks your paperwork.
Learn how to evaluate your collection for diversity! Get diverse books and multicultural author suggestions, plus activities to help create a culture of inclusivity.
With the proper circulation, protection and repair (CPR) solutions for book care, your collection lives on. Check out strategies for reviving materials.
Paperback book covers extend the life of softcover books, but how do you know which one to choose? The Book Doctor explains the differences.
While hardcover books are sturdy and durable, it turns out they could use a little extra protection. See what the Book Doctor recommends.
Got pencil, crayon or ink marks in your books? Dirty covers? How about gum? The Book Doctor will teach you how to properly clean your books.
High acidity and books don’t mix, but what do you do about it? The Book Doctor to the rescue. Learn about book repair and why the right pH is so important.
When a book cover is torn or ripped off completely, never fear, the Book Doctor is here. Get the play-by-play on how to mend broken spines, book covers, corners and more.
What do you do if a whole chunk of a book’s text block falls out? You read what the Book Doctor has to say. Gain step-by-step book repair instructions on how to reattach loose signatures.
What do you do if the cover of a book falls off? Hint: The right kind of book binding repair tape matters. In part 2 of this post, the Doc shows you what to do.
Hardbound books can take quite a beating, but sometimes you’ll need to step in for some book binding repair. In this post, the Doc repairs a broken hinge.
Oh, yes librarians like to have fun! See if you can spot what’s wrong with this picture for a chance to win a book repair package. Contest expires 9/4/15.
Yes, you’re around books every day, but do you remember all the ins and outs of bookbinding, hardbound books and repairs? Let the Book Doctor refresh you.
It’s a sad day when a book comes back with a torn page tucked inside. Good news! You can handle this book repair with a little help from the Book Doctor.
When it comes to book repair, best do it as soon as you spot broken books in need of help. Get the Book Doctor’s spin on how to properly fix torn pages.
Get book repair lessons from the stacks to give your books the TLC they deserve. Plus, share your book repair questions and comments for personalized tips and troubleshooting advice.
Your ticket to the helpful how-to videos that show you the ins and outs of book repair. Master broken hinges, worn spines and torn pages.
