Book binding

   I've been thinking...when has book binding become a lost art? These days, libraries (at least in Maine) send their books that need repair off to the binary. Why is that? I have not gotten an answer yet, but I am doing research on the subject. Maybe librarians ( or their staff) just don't have time or the skills to do it. Why not offer a class on it in a degree program? It would be a very useful skill to have. Not only in the library, but also at home. Maybe you'd like your text book in one piece again or you'd like to repair your daughter's book that split in two.

Japanese Bookbinding Tutorial: 4-Hole. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-r6c_trSxY