The Bindery

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Description
A place not just for book repair, but specifically for the binding and rebinding of books, whether due to age or other damage. Damaged pages are dealt with in Restoration Halls, where dozens of Librarians do meticulous work to recover lost writings. Although it is mainly Librarians that work in the Bindery, many of the workers are Spiderfolk; this is one of the few places that Spiderfolk can be found working in the main halls of the Library. With their silk and natural talent for stitching, those who are less inclined to the peaceful farming life of their people lend their abilities here.

Locations & Entrances
The Bindery, like many places central to the Library's functioning, can be very difficult to physically locate. It has many entrances, hundreds all about the Library, but they are notoriously hard to find without the aid of a guide. All entrances lead to the same place; there is only one Bindery.

Some patrons report seeing groups of Librarians with arms full of crumbling books, heading purposefully in a single direction. Upon following the Librarians, at a cautious distance, these patrons found themselves in the Bindery.

Contents & Inhabitants
Within the Bindery are rows and rows of work tables, material racks, and hundreds of stacks of books. The Bindery doesn't work on tomes long-term, so they lack many of the organizational systems that are crucial in Restoration Halls.

Dozens of Librarians and Spiderfolk work their craft inside, repairing book covers, repainting or re-lettering spines, sewing the books back together, and replacing damaged folios. Sometimes damage is found to be too extensive, and books are sent to the Restoration Halls for more intensive repair.

History & Lore
The Bindery has always existed within the Library in some form. It has little particular history, but must exist as long as there have been books to bind.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Bindery was officially canonized on December 22, 2020.
 * The Bindery was proposed by daftPirate.