How and why do librarians cover their dust jackets with plastic? – Plumfield and Paideia

Some people find book jackets, aka dust jackets or dust covers, annoying, but most librarians want to keep and protect these covers on the books that have them for several reasons.

BKLYN Future Brooklyn Public Library

The Book Doctor Is In: Protecting Hardcover Books, 55% OFF

The dust-jacket considered

213 A0 Size Images, Stock Photos, 3D Objects, Vectors, 52% OFF

Book care and storage - Preservation Equipment Ltd

213 A0 Size Images, Stock Photos, 3D Objects, Vectors, 52% OFF

Protecting a Dust Jacket with an Archival Polyester Sleeve // Adventures in Bookbinding

Why do books have a dust jacket?

Dirty Laundry Pile, Personification Poems in Different Voices, Paul B. Janeczko

Surprise, Surprise! Exploring Dust Jackets, Case Covers, and Endpapers in Picture Books to Support Comprehension - McNair - 2021 - The Reading Teacher - Wiley Online Library

Protecting a Dust Jacket with an Archival Polyester Sleeve // Adventures in Bookbinding

Why do books have a dust jacket?

Do it Yourself with Library Staff: How to Cover a Book at Home

Dirty Laundry Pile (Paul B. Janeczko) (Poetry) -hardcover – Encore Kids Consignment