Notice: Due to budget reductions, effective August 15, 2025, the MSU Libraries will no longer ship materials to addresses within a 50-mile radius of the MSU Main Library.  Faculty, staff, and students that live within 50 miles of the Main Library will need to pick up materials requested at the Main Library Circulation Desk, at the lockers in the north vestibule of the Main Library, or at the Gast Business Library.
Notice: Due to budget reductions, effective August 15, 2025, the MSU Libraries will no longer ship materials to addresses within a 50-mile radius of the MSU Main Library.  Faculty, staff, and students that live within 50 miles of the Main Library will need to pick up materials requested at the Main Library Circulation Desk, at the lockers in the north vestibule of the Main Library, or at the Gast Business Library.
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Michigan State University Libraries
Conservation & Preservation
366 W. Circle Dr.
East Lansing , MI 48824
United States

Student Employment Opportunities

The Wallace Conservation Lab relies on student employees to repair damaged books from the circulating collections. The Lab employs students through the academic year with varied fields of study. While students may not have prior book repair experience, there are common characteristics important to do the job well. These characteristics include: excellent hand skills combined with attention to detail and are critical for learning the art and science of collections conservation and most specifically book repair and rebinding. We also have a protective box making program, where attention to detail and precise measuring are key.

If you would like to learn unique skills from the age-old tradition of bookbinding and you are an MSU student, this might be the place for you to work. We're especially looking to hire students who have experience working with their hands. If you enjoy hobbies such as origami, model airplane building or sewing, you may have the hand skills we're looking for!

Please submit an online application: https://lib.msu.edu/human-resources/employment/student. To indicate your preference to work in the Wallace Conservation Lab, please type in "Conservation" under "Other" in the "Computer Skills" section. Contact Linsey Allen (allen10@msu.edu or 517-432-0941) for more information.