Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Adopting a book for someone makes a lovely gift for birthdays, anniversaries or religious festivals. Many people also choose to adopt a book as a lasting tribute to a loved one by dedicating a bookplate to them.
The size of the bookplate means that the maximum length is usually 10 words.No. Your gift goes into a special fund which is solely used to support the Wiener Library’s preservation work. The following gives you an indication of how your gift may be used:
£25 - Will buy 12 large or 15 small acid-free archival folders
£100 - Will pay for the digitisation of 75 pages of a fragile book, making it accessible to readers again
£250 - Will buy a special compact, multi-functional vacuum cleaner for libraries and museums
£500 - Will rent a machine for one week to transfer betacam videos to dvdsConservation is any treatment that keeps a book in as close to its original condition as possible for as long as possible. Preservation goes beyond conservation of the original to include:
• Control of environmental conditions
• Ensuring the best possible storage
• Providing a substitute e.g. a facsimile print or a digital copy for use by readers
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