Annie Ujifusa graduated from North Bennet Street School’s Bookbinding program last year. Originally from Washington state, she moved to Boston—specifically to attend NBSS—from Alabama. During her first year in training, she quickly became enamored with conservation. It’s truly magical to her. She also fostered a love of gold tooling, and hopes to continue practicing the craft for a very long time. She started as the newest Conservation Technician in the conservation lab in Special Collections at the Boston Public Library right after graduation, and she's been there ever since, loving every minute! There is a lot of work that goes into caring for our collections, and it’s incredibly rewarding to her to see how it contributes to each item’s continued use, hopefully for generations to come.
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