Antique Book Restoration Training
This course equips participants with expertise in antique book restoration using conservation tools, ethical judgement, and practical repair techniques. Perfect for library professionals in Sierra Leone safeguarding precious collections, it covers treatments, documentation, preventive strategies, and long-term preservation to maintain cultural heritage effectively.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Antique Book Restoration Training provides practical, step-by-step skills to examine, stabilise, and protect historic books confidently. Learners master safe tool handling, archival repair materials, condition reporting, ethical decisions, and hands-on methods for paper, leather, and ink. Graduates can plan treatments, enhance storage and environmental controls, and ensure enduring access to rare collections.
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Develop skills
- Hands-on book repair: stabilise stains, tears, sewing, and fragile bindings quickly.
- Leather and paper conservation: consolidate boards and mend historic covers.
- Professional condition reporting: record damage, structure, and previous repairs.
- Safe conservation lab practice: manage solvents, tools, and delicate folios properly.
- Preventive care planning: create enclosures, access protocols, and monitoring plans.
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