[Cet atelier est offert en anglais, mais l’instructeur fera son possible pour répondre à vos questions.]
Workshop
Sunday, March 1, 2026, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (with one-hour lunch break)
At the Book Arts Lab, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6.
Learn to make three simple archival enclosures that can be done in 20 to 30 minutes. Great for protecting your projects or rare books!
Participants will learn how to measure and assemble three different 20pt library board enclosure, while practicing measuring and cutting techniques and skills that can be applied to designing your own enclosures. Boxes include a four-flap folder, a clamshell, and a variation on the tuxedo box (phase box). Everyone will go home with three different types of archival enclosures for books and the plans to recreate them for any sized item.
Suitable for beginners and all experience levels.
Materials costs are $20 (payable to instructor).
Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/simple-archival-boxes-with-kyla-ubbink-in-person-ottawa-tickets-1976666050367. Registration closes on February 23, 2026 at 11:30 p.m.
Photo: Kyla Ubbink
Instructor
Kyla Ubbink operates a book and paper conservation practice, providing services to heritage institutions, collectors, auction houses and antiquarian merchants for over twenty years. From 2007 to 2019, she taught archival preservation for Algonquin College, and continues to contribute to the field through workshop instruction, speaking engagements, and publishing articles. Ms. Ubbink has provided workshops for the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology, the Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada Border Services, the City of Ottawa Archives, and many genealogical and municipal heritage organizations.
Other information
A minimum of 8 participants are required for this workshop to run.
Workshop and Refund policy – please see: https://cbbagottawa.ca/workshops/
Participant-requested cancellations will be accepted up to 3 days prior to the published cut-off date for registration and will be subject to a 10% cancellation fee (a minimum of $5). After that, the full fee will be forfeited. In the event of the workshop being cancelled by CBBAG, the workshop fee will be fully refunded.
Dining/Food: The nearest campus dining options may be closed on weekends. For up to date hours and locations see: https://dining.carleton.ca/locations/. Please bring your own food or refreshments if required.
For any other queries, please contact cbbagworkshops@gmail.com.
Getting to Carleton University Library
Bus and Train: https://www.octranspo.com/en/ottawa-destinations/carleton-university
Cycling: Carleton University is situated near several cycle paths including the Rideau Eastern Canal Pathway. See the OttawaVeloOutaouais blog for examples bike routes – https://ottawavelooutaouais.com/2019/09/15/biking-to-carleton-university/ Bike racks are available in several areas of the campus. Bicycles are not permitted inside the library. https://carleton.ca/parking/tdm-sustainable-transportation/
Parking: The parking lot P1 is the closest to the library. Note that there is a 4-hour maximum for parking in P1. For locations of other lots and parking information see https://carleton.ca/parking/visitors/.
