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Quick How-To for Borrowing Books

• Read the GBW Library Lending Policy to the right.
• Pick a book from the GBW Library Catalogue at the University of Iowa Library
• Or pick a Standards Seminar video. Read descriptions of the videos available to borrow (or purchase) from the GBW Library.

More Information

For more information about the Guild of Book Workers Library, please contact Jane Meggers, Guild Librarian.

History of the Guild Library

Created in 1958, the Guild Library has served GBW members by maintaining a lending library of book related to all of the book arts. Originally located in New York City and then in Boston, it now housed at the University of Iowa. The ever-growing collection of Standards videos and the Guild Archives are also housed there. Read more about the history of the Guild library here.

GBW Library Lending Policy

1. Items can only be checked out to Guild of Book Workers members.
2. Requests to borrow must be documented in written form and sent to the GBW librarian:
   Jane Meggers, Conservator
   State Historical Society of Iowa
   402 Iowa Ave
   Iowa City IA 52240
3. Loaned items may be kept for a month from the date of receipt. The number of items borrowed should be restricted to what the member can view in a 30 day period.
4. While the postage costs for sending the items to GBW members is paid by the sending institution, the person borrowing from the GBW collection is responsible for the return shipping.
5. Rare or fragile items may be subjected to restricted, in-house use and will not be loaned.
6. Occasionally, an item is of such value that the borrower will be responsible for insuring the package when returning it.

SPECIFIC REGULATIONS FOR THE VIDEO COLLECTION

7. There is no charge for borrowing video tapes. However, a request to borrow videos must be accompanied by two checks made payable to the Guild of Book Workers:
1. One $20 per video refundable security deposit, to be returned to the patron upon receipt of the returned video tape. ($260 deposit required for the CBBAG Home Study Programs, and $80 deposit required for the 2006 Centennial Conference boxed set.)
2. One $5 per video NON-refundable fee for postage, handling, and eventual replacement. ($20 fee required for the CBBAG Home Study Programs.)
8. Video requests are limited to 4 videos per loan.

 

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