Book repair volunteers

Started activities in 2010.
Currently, about 20 people are registered as volunteers.
Activity hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 30 minutes before closing.
We will visit each library at a convenient time and repair books in the volunteer office in Chuo-toshokan.

We are repairing damaged parts of the materials held in Chuo-toshokan.
With simple repairs, more than 10 books can be completed a day. If it's a complicated repair, it will take many days to repair it. There are more than 400 books in need of repair a month, and many books have been reborn and used again by repair volunteers.

The text of the repair course held by the library is available. You can download the pdf file from the link.
Book Repair Lecture Text (PDF: 854KB)
We have released a book list that introduces recommended materials and websites for those who repair books for the first time.
You can download the pdf file from the link.
Book list for those who repair books at the library (PDF: 413KB)

• A book whose page is torn
• Repair with special tape for repair.
• A book with a lot of pages missing
• Remove the cover once, sew the body with thread, solidify it with a bond, and bind it.
• Books with cellophane tape or stickers
• Use a seal peel to remove the book carefully so that it does not damage it.
• A book whose cover is broken
• Reinforce with transparent film. I sometimes apply film to the whole book.

If you are registering for an activity and wish to change the registration details or end the activity, please contact us or call us.

If you are visiting, please come to the help desk on the 1st floor of Chuo-toshokan.

Currently, we are not accepting new applications.