Re: GEN: wet book with mold...charge replacement?

[Lynda Hendrick <lhendrick@SEGUIN.K12.TX.US>]

mold can also infest an entire collection if temperature and humidity are
just right.  we had a mold outbreak when we moved into a new library with
too much humidity.  we had to close for 2 weeks and wash every book with
clorox/water.  we've continued to have trouble from time to time.

moldy books can also be dangerous for people who are allergic to mold.  at
the least, the mold can make them sick.  it can be much worse for someone
severely allergic.

a moldy book should be replaced, and you should charge full replacement
price.  the book is ruined, so stamp it "withdrawn" and give it to the
child.  if he (or his parent) wants to keep a moldy book for his own use,
that's fine.  it just doesn't belong in a library.

lynda hendrick, librarian
f. c. weinert elementary
seguin (TX) isd

lhendrick@seguin.k12.tx.us

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