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Book Mending for the Lending Library

created by Emily Patterson and Katie Graham

Supplies 

We use supplies from a variety of sources online but others that are not limited to yard sales and thrift shops. Our most commonly used source is Demco.com and our quickest source is Amazon.com.  Below is the list of our most commonly used supplies in mending:

¨ Good Scissors

¨ X-acto Knife

¨ Rubber Bands in a variety of sizes

¨ Bone Folder

¨ Wax Paper

¨ Glue Brushes

¨ Knitting needles in a variety of sizes and lengths

¨ Book Glue (Norbond Liquid Plastic Adhesive Glue)

¨ Book Wings & Corners

¨ Clear Book Tape (not packaging or scotch tape)

¨ Vinyl-coated cloth tape

¨ Hinge Tape

¨ Binder Tape (Single & Double-Stitched)

¨ Filmoplast P