Technical Services
LACONI TSS
The LACONI Technical Services Section was created in 1991 and the continued goal is to provide Technical Services Librarians, (and other interested persons), opportunities for continuing education, professional development, and networking with their colleagues.
Meetings are usually the first Friday in February, April, September, and November.
Programs
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Book Repair
September 5, 2025
10 am - 2:30 pm
Tinley Park Public Library
Book Doctor Workshops provide book care training with the aim of helping you keep your collection in circulation longer. Training includes protection and repair techniques and offers:
· A hands-on experience
· Ideas for protecting books ahead of circulation
· Tried-and-true methods for a variety of repairs
Workshops typically cover how to do basic page repairs, tip-ins, hinge and spine repairs, book jacket and laminate applications, and how to reinforce spines.
Course notes with links to other free resources such as how-to videos, product directories, and a repair guide will be provided.
Course materials
Hard cover and soft cover books, and small tools will be supplied for you. Please bring scissors.
Course instructor
Your Book Doctor is Kimberly Young. She’s worked in a wide variety of library settings across regionally, socially, and culturally diverse areas of the U.S. Her work focuses on collection development, material processing, and book care. As the Book Doctor, she’s traveled the country helping hundreds of attendees build a range of new skills, a better understanding of processing books, and confidence. Kimberly loves meeting all the new people who are as passionate about book care as she is.
Save the date:
November - Unconference
Past Programs
Officers & Advisory Board
President 2025
Joy Anhalt, Tinley Park Public Library
Vice President
Laura Murff, Lisle Library District
Secretary
Emily Borsa, Hinsdale Public Library
Treasurer
Linda Ling, Joliet Public Library
Past President
Rebecca Pfenning, Plainfield Public Library District
Board Representatives
Rebecca Bartlett, La Grange Public Library
Sarah Furger, Joliet Public Library
Alex Vancina, Helen Plum Library
Amy Weiss, Woodridge Public Library