Re: Water damage in library

[Carol Simpson <csimpson@TENET.EDU>]

After suffering through a broken water pipe in the ceiling of the high
school library, I can speak to this first hand.  The library salvage
company I spoke to advised us that if this should ever happen again (!) to
IMMEDIATELY take any wet books to a large freezer.  They should be
reshaped as much as possible and put in unwrapped.  Ever hear of "freeze
drying"?  The salvage company reported that books not totally soaked may
be saved in this manner.  Of course, they would love to come in and suck
all the water out of your books, but I've saved some rain-soaked picture
books this way, too.

Carol Mann Simpson                   csimpson@tenet.edu
Facilitator - Library Technology          214 882-7450
Mesquite (TX) Independent School District