Hello!
I am wondering if other church librarians use clear contact paper (or something similar) to wrap their books and protect their book covers? Or is it common to put books into circulation without any sort of wrap?
Our church library has wrapped each of our paperback books in contact paper before being put in the library for circulation, but I'm wondering if this is necessary going forward. It takes a long time and the cost of contact paper is a consideration, as well.
I am wondering if there are libraries that have not protected their paperback books, and how they have held up over the years.
Thank you for your feedback!
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We have not covered our paperback books and they have held up pretty well. A few that got covered at some point in the past look worse because they start to pull up. We do use mylar to cover all jackets for hardbacks.
Thank you for your response! Great points.
Amber, In the past, I did use contact paper on paperback books. We had more circulation at that time. Now, I do not and the books hold up well. After a few years, the contact paper does start to kind of wrinkle and not look as nice. For the hardback books, I definitely would recommend using the mylar covers. It makes the books look nice (like the public library) and protects the paper covers.
Karen Pippenger
Brookside Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Thanks so much for your feedback!