Personnel
A family business
In the last 35 years, at least one person from HBL has been in attendance at the twice per year LBI national meeting. HBL personnel have toured over two dozen binderies, both library and edition, as well as visited paper, buckram, board, adhesive, endsheet and equipment manufacturers in the US and Canada. Once per year attendance at ALA is common, as are our over 20 per year appearances at state and special library meetings. We have also attended meetings about On-Demand Publishing, GraphExpo, Historical Preservation, Press Associations, BIA, DRUPA2000 and other related events.
H. Damon Osborne
President
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Bio
Of the family members, Damon is the one best described as growing up in the business. Before becoming President, Damon served as VP Sales for over 15 years, and started serving customers at age 16. He is also active in LBI and has been since 1980.
Landon K. Osborne
Vice-President Plant
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Bio
Landon oversees plant operations, and supervision of the staff and equipment. He attended ALA/ALCTS in Portland, OR in 1989, and has been active with LBI since 1977.
Angie Pekarek
Production Manager Finishing & QC
Southeast Community College
Bio
Angie worked with us through high school, and has become a very proficient computer operator and supervisor. She attended the ALA/ALCTS Los Angeles in 1999. She oversees data entry, stamping and cloth pulling, and joined us full-time in 1989.