Come to the Folger conservation lab for a Tips and Tricks evening on Tuesday, September 8th 2009. Refreshments served at 5:30 pm, box making at 6:00 pm. I apologize for the short notice, but summer got in the way. I hope you can still make it. If there are not enough people we'll do it … Continue reading Phase Box with Mylar Spine 9/8/2009

Friday, August 7th a group of about 10 Potomac Chapter members and friends visited the GPO and had a wonderful time learning about the organization. Especially interesting was meeting and visiting with Peter James, Head Forwarded in the bookbinding area of the agency. Photos will be posted soon. Ahead is our Beyond Paper workshop. Registration … Continue reading Visit to the Government Printing Office and Upcoming Workshop: Beyond Paper

Join us Friday, August 7th for a tour of the Government Printing Office (GPO). We'll meet at 1:00 just inside the main entrance on North Capitol Street. See you there!

Join us tonight at 6:00 PM at the Folger Shakespeare Library to hear David Vickers and Julian Thomas speak about their organizations and work. See previous post for information about Julian. David Vickers Vickers is controller of press at the the Gwasg Gregynog Press in Wales. This charity organization seeks to preserve Wales's rich traditions … Continue reading Letterpress and Binding in Wales

Tips and Tricks POSTPONED! We're postponing the trips and tricks because we have asked Julian Thomas, Bookbinder and Head of Conservations at the National Library of Wales to joins us for wine, cheese, snacks and chit chat. Location will be the Folger, however time and date are to be determined. Most likely will happen the … Continue reading POSTPONED! Box with a Mylar Spine!

It was great seeing those of you who made it to the Happy Hour Thursday. It would have been better if we could have sat outdoors, but you gotta have rain or else everything dies! Next month Renate is going to lead a tips and tricks session on Thursday, June 25th. More information coming soon. … Continue reading Happy Hour Was Very Happy!

Barbara Mauriello recently presented a fantastic workshop that transformed the act of box making into the creation of a stage for one's imagination. The idea of Box as Stage Set, as Barbara explained, came from a student in a workshop Barbara taught some years ago. The student had brought along a wooden box with a … Continue reading The Box as Stage Set

What a great turn-out for our first Edible Book Festival! See pictures of the entries.  Marlan

Some images from our archive. Collections items on display during a tour of the Freer Conservation Laboratory Spring 2008.