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Library’s special collections staff walks poets through Pressbooks formatting
Summary
Paige Hurley of Williamson County Public Library’s Special Collections gave a step‑by‑step demo of Pressbooks for poets and local authors, covering formatting for poetry, exports and how the library provides hands‑on help.
Paige Hurley, a special collections assistant at the Williamson County Public Library, led a practical presentation on using Pressbooks to turn manuscripts and chapbooks into print‑ready files. "Pressbooks will help you format your title page, table of contents, all of that running matter at the top or at the bottom of your book page," Hurley said while showing the platform’s dashboard and formatting features.
Hurley explained poetry‑specific tips — including how to preserve stanza breaks by using Shift+Return inside the editor — and described library support available to local authors, including one‑on‑one help with formatting and exporting PDFs for print. She also showed examples of local books and anthologies that used the tool and invited attendees to book support time with Special Collections.
