The first stage of Activity 4) “Maintenance on funds of manuscripts and old printed books; purchase of special file cabinets and moving the collections in them” includes bringing out all selected for digitization old printed books of the library fund, their thoroughly inspection and cleaning. Each book will be inspected for damaged or missing pages and the presence of parasites. Deworming is an important activity, which is intended to preventing contamination of other books and cultural values. Books, that are damaged, or contaminated, will be brought for restoration to the laboratory for restoration and conservation in the Regional Historical Museum of Gabrovo.
Selection and conservation activities in Aprilov-Palauzov Regional Library
