Preservation Lab to Hold Annual Open House April 26

Be our guest at the annual Preservation Lab Open House scheduled for 1:30-3 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in the 300 level of the Walter C. Langsam Library.

This year marks the Preservation Lab’s seventh year of participation in this national event, an

American Libraries Association initiative

aimed at raising “awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions play in providing ongoing preservation education and information.” The open house is open to the public — come one, come all!

The Preservation Lab Open House will include a behind-the-scenes tour of the lab, a peek at amazing collection items being preserved for our parent institutions — the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and the University of Cincinnati Libraries —and, of course, a new bookmark.

This year's theme highlights the versatility and artistry of the book, from a complex composite object such as a scrapbook to a simple one-page zine. Preservation Lab staff will also touch on the evolution of the book form, from cuneiform to artist’s book. As is the tradition at the open house, various stations will be set up were visitors can roam, explore and learn at their own pace.

The Preservation Lab is a collaboration of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and the University of Cincinnati Libraries to provide conservation and preservation treatments to both institutions' collections in an equally-managed, staffed and equipped preservation lab situated on the University of Cincinnati’s main campus. For more about the Preservation Lab, visit their website at

http://thepreservationlab.org/

or read their blog at

http://blog.thepreservationlab.org/

.