A sprinkler pipe which runs through the library sprang a leak today. Fortunately the sprinkler did not go off, but there were several inches of water on the floor and the water sprayed quite violently across the room. The entire desk area was flooded (loaded with newly processed books). Other books stored in boxes on the floor were wet.
We do not know how long the water had been spewing out of the hole in the pipe before it was discovered during Shabbat morning services. We have the books spread out on tables with the pages fanned, hoping to salvage some of them. We toweled off the outsides. The air conditioning is running to try to removed some of the moisture. What else can we do to a. save some of the less damaged books and b. to prevent mildew and odor ? I know that we do not have the time or resources to save a lot of the books that are wet but some of the items are out of print or quite expensive. TIA. I know I can count on your help. Aileen Grossberg Lampert Library Congregation Shomrei Emunah Montclair, NJ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
