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While attending Sarah Lawrence College (class of 2010), I began my studies in the field of art history. As I learned how much I enjoy working with my hands in concert with academics, my pursuits quickly developed into a course of study in art restoration.

My studies included a year of art chemistry, a year of practical art restoration in Florence, Italy and, as my specific interests were honed, a year of artist’s books and bookmaking.

I have held internships at the Library of Congress, the National Archives and Dartmouth College Library, all of which have informed my decision to become a bookbinder. After a year of volunteering on an urban farm and community garden in AmeriCorps (service term 2010-2011) in which I indulged my love of the outdoors and environmental health, I enrolled in ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ’s bookbinding program.

Lauren now works behind the scenes and the Boston Public Library. She made headlines in 2015 when she recovered two misplaced prints in the Library’s collection. .