ABOUT US
Repairing
books, both paperback and hardback has been an interest of Ruth Hunter
for many years. She started learning about mending books while working
in her college library and continued doing so in different libraries during
her husband's graduate work. After receiving her master's degree in Library
Science, her interest in keeping books in good repair continued as she
served in several school libraries. After attending a workshop in book
repair sponsored by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
of Philadelphia, she learned to be more attentive to the methods which
would prolong the lives of books in the long run instead of using old
mending methods which have sometimes harmed them. She has now retired
from her last position where she was in charge of book repair at Bryn
Mawr College.
Keeping books strong, useful and attractive is her goal. She does not work on valuable books when restoration to original condition is the goal. However, if you have favorite out-of-print books or often used books that are falling apart, she would be happy to repair them for you.
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