1GraceCollection
This library has quite a few cast-offs from public libraries, and removing the labels from these sources is... difficult, at best, and often causes damage. We've never used labels on books; only on their shelves. At this time, getting clear covers or laminate is not in the budget.
Has anyone found label solutions that don't cause damage on removal? I've even considered masking tape/painting tape, but I'm not sure if those are acid-free or might cause discolouration over time.
I don't mind a label which is at risk of falling off. I've got all the information I need to make a replacement label at any time. I just don't want something that will cause damage.
Has anyone found label solutions that don't cause damage on removal? I've even considered masking tape/painting tape, but I'm not sure if those are acid-free or might cause discolouration over time.
I don't mind a label which is at risk of falling off. I've got all the information I need to make a replacement label at any time. I just don't want something that will cause damage.
2MarthaJeanne
You are asking for an adhesive that will come off no matter what the surface is, no matter how long it has been on.
There are many labels that are quite good at coming off again, with minimal damage from most surfaces if they are removed within a few weeks or months, but that is not what you are asking for. And, even if the label itself were to come off cleanly, there is no guarantee that you won't see where it was because of the cover fading or discolouring where the label wasn't.
There are many labels that are quite good at coming off again, with minimal damage from most surfaces if they are removed within a few weeks or months, but that is not what you are asking for. And, even if the label itself were to come off cleanly, there is no guarantee that you won't see where it was because of the cover fading or discolouring where the label wasn't.
3GraceCollection
>2 MarthaJeanne: You are asking for an adhesive that will come off no matter what the surface is, no matter how long it has been on.
Yep, that's what I wrote. If you have any solutions, I also wrote that I was looking for some.
Yep, that's what I wrote. If you have any solutions, I also wrote that I was looking for some.
4norabelle414
Here's some suggestions in an older topic on the same subject: https://www.librarything.com/topic/227596
Avery also says they have removable labels, though I haven't used them myself: https://www.avery.com/blank/material/removable-matte-white-labels
Avery also says they have removable labels, though I haven't used them myself: https://www.avery.com/blank/material/removable-matte-white-labels
5GraceCollection
>4 norabelle414: Thank you for the links!
I actually really like the solution one user in this thread mentioned, of writing the information on a tag that hangs over the spine from a string placed 'bookmark-style' in the book. I wouldn't be overly concerned about losing these since this isn't a public library and I can just remove the tags when a book is borrowed, place them all in one location, and return them to the correct book when it is returned.
I could even use different coloured string and/or paper as part of the sorting process, and I could use multiple strings as a quasi-tag system... many possibilities...
I actually really like the solution one user in this thread mentioned, of writing the information on a tag that hangs over the spine from a string placed 'bookmark-style' in the book. I wouldn't be overly concerned about losing these since this isn't a public library and I can just remove the tags when a book is borrowed, place them all in one location, and return them to the correct book when it is returned.
I could even use different coloured string and/or paper as part of the sorting process, and I could use multiple strings as a quasi-tag system... many possibilities...
