Milner Library's Center for Conservation and Preservation provides Illinois Libraries with a variety of preservationally sound treatments on a cost-recovery basis. Under the direction of the Preservation Department, the Center maintains the staff, materials, and equipment necessary to perform treatments that meet or exceed national standards for library preservation and at a far lower cost than most commerical vendors.

Services and Treatments Provided

Center staff have the equipment and expertise to perform the following treatments:

• Re-sew bindings
  
• Reattach loose pages
• Paper repair
  
• Spine repair/replacement
  
• New case/recase
  
• Hinge tightening
  
• Bind unbound materials
• Encapsulation
  
• Pamphlet binding

Other services may be available upon request.

Treatments can be initiated by contacting the center via emailor by telephone at (309) 438-7463. Center staff will respond within one week. The Center accepts up to five items from an individual library at any one time. Owning libraries will be provided with a time and cost estimate before treatment begins. Cost and the length of time required for treatment varies.

The Center also provides training workshops for staff of Illinois libraries. Topics for workshops include collections care and handling, basic repair treatments, and building of protective enclosures for fragile or rare materials. Other workshops can be designed for specific needs. Please contact the center for more information.

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Staff

Conservator: Andrew Huot(309) 438-3450

Technician: Heather Kosur (309) 438-5941

Preservation Librarian: Ross Griffiths (309) 438-7463

History of the Center

The Center for Conservation and Preservation began as a result of grant funding provided by the Illinois State Library (ISL), using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).