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</head><body><p>On Tuesday, February 27, 2018, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Scott Elementary School Library in Melrose Park, there will be a free training in order to learn how to repair books. This is a wonderful refresher on how to save and prevent damage to those books we love! <br></p><p><br> If you are interested, please contact Sherry Sejnost at <a href="mailto:sejnosts@d83.org">sejnosts@d83.org</a> or 847-455-4818 to reserve your spot. Space is limited. Full description is below.</p><p><br></p><p>Kary Barth, regional sales manager for Kapco Library Products, has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana and has worked with libraries since 1990. Formerly, the national library sales manager for Kapco, Kary authored a basic book repair guide that was previously available from Kapco and has presented book protection/repair workshops in various venues throughout the US.</p><p><br></p><p>This workshop is designed to demonstrate quick and easy techniques for extending shelf life on general circulating materials. Prevention is the key, but we will be addressing specific, common repairs: re-inserting loose pages, broken spines, torn header caps, ripped and torn pages.</p><p><br></p><p>Each participant is asked to bring: one or two paperback books, preferably new or new-like, to demonstrate covering techniques: a hardbound book with a book jacket to demonstrate application of book jacket covers; a stapled book or magazine; one hardbound book that needs repair and a “naked” hardbound book; i.e., a hardbound book that does NOT have a book jacket cover..</p><p>Each participant will be provided with a <strong><em>free </em></strong>sample packet of materials.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>There is a drawing at every workshop for a</strong> <strong>DELUXE PAPERBACK PROTECTION KIT Retail Value $113.00</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><span id="_mce_caret">Sherry Sejnost</span></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;">Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.<br> Eleanor Roosevelt</p></body></html>