Book Care Tips: How to Properly Care for All Your Books
Book Care Tips
Book Care: Handling- Always make sure your hands are clean before you touch an old book.
- Clean the area where you’re going to put the book down.
- Don’t keep food and drink near the book.
- If you’re removing the book from a bookshelf, first push in the books that are on either side of the book you want. This will expose the spine. Now grip the spine on both sides at the middle (not the top), and gently pull the book out.
- If you put the book down on a desk or table, don’t let it lay flat. Instead, prop up the front and back covers with another book. This puts less stress on the spine.
- Don’t dog ear the pages or use paper clips on them.
- Don’t use tape or glue to try to hold an old book together. Consider book repair services instead!
- Store books in a cool, clean, dry room with a stable environment. Avoid attics and basements where books can be exposed to extremes in temperature and moisture level
- Avoid exposure to direct or intense light.
- Keep books away from heating or cooling vents.
- On the shelf, try to store books of the same size together. This way, the books will provide the most possible support to their covers.
- Either store them straight up, or lying flat. Avoid letting them lean on the shelf.
- Dust books regularly.