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| A custom made version of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. |
Have you seen people ripping the covers off of their paperback books, just to reattach the most beautiful hardback cover to it? Do you ever have the urge to buy books with sprayed edges, but they just haven’t come out with a version of your favorite book with them yet? Are you creative and like repurposing things? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Post Road Library’s Build-A-Book program series is right for you!
Build-A-Book is a series consisting of four separate programs throughout the month of August that will take you through all of the steps of rebinding a book into your dream creation.
Week one will teach you how to make endpapers and DIY book cloth.
The second week will help you learn how to construct the hardback case with your book cloth and attach it to a text block using the endpapers from week one.
For week three you can bring back your freshly bound book with a blank cover to decorate and add embellishments.
During the final program in this series, you will be creating a custom splashed edge to match your book.
Bring your own book to customize, or if you don't have that special book yet, use a library-provided book for practice.
Coming to each session is recommended for the full learning experience, but not required.
This program series will be held on every Thursday of the month of August, from 6:30–8:30 p.m. at the Post Road Library. View the entire series with all of the details on our website.
Please note: this event will require event passes. Event passes are free and available to interested participants on the day of the program. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis starting 30 minutes before the event start time.
Look ahead for a sneak peek at some of the parts of this project!
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| Construction of the hardback case for your book. |
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Painting the edges of your book. |
Information Specialist
Post Road Library
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