Abstract: An improved strap connection system for releasably binding pages together within covers in a lay flat condition including a pair of cover pieces and a strap having one end anchored to one cover piece, the other end extending away from the cover piece and an arrangement for releasably securing the extending end of the strap to the other cover piece. In a preferred embodiment, the improved strap connection system is utilized in an album including a front album cover, a rear album cover and a pair of flexible strap members with one end fixedly secured to the rear cover and with the other end extending away from the rear cover. The arrangement for releasably securing the extending ends of the strap members preferably comprises a retaining sheet attached to and forming a pocket with the front cover and the extending ends may include a textured surface for frictionally retaining the ends within the pocket.