Join us on the 6th floor of Hatcher next Thursday, 19 September between 4-6p for our first Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester! This event will feature recent conservation work on Special Collections materials.
The conservation department is responsible for the preservation of the library’s vast holdings of rare and special collection materials. The work they do includes preventive care activities, such as making protective boxes and enclosures for storage and constructing supports for items during exhibitions. They also perform treatments (the conservation term used to describe the repair process) on hundreds of items each year so the materials can be studied and appreciated by students, faculty, and other scholars.
Drop by for refreshments and a chance to chat with conservation colleagues who will be showcasing some of their recent projects, which include a variety of rare book treatments, housing projects that keep materials protected in storage, and figuring out how to care for oddities like a movie prop of a crying newborn baby.
And be sure to check out the other Third Thursdays at the Library events!