The Vespiary Book Binding & Book Conservation

Fixin’ books in the Wild West

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ubi sunt, n. - “where are…”

I just quickly wanted to share a unique archive with you on this day of remembrance.
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening.
By recording the stories of our lives with the people we care about, we experience our history, hopes, and humanity. Since 2003, tens […]

durable, adj. - capable of lasting or continuing in existence

Who isn’t talking about digitization and the projected demise of the word on paper? My reading load and podcast schedule has been full of it lately, with some surprising arguments for paper as technology. On the Media recently had a whole program dedicated to the book, and one of the featured speakers was […]

vintage - n., the date or period at which a thing was made or produced, was born or flourished.

This lovely gem of a poster, recently unearthed by Mansfield’s Special Collections librarian Jordan Goffin, is now proudly displayed on the wall of our conservation department. I’m all for education through humor, and I squealed when this was given to me. It’s of an early 80’s vintage, as far as I can tell, […]