Rose,
This may or may not be mold. Does it look like it's flowering? Does
is smell? There are many environmental causes for white stuff on
books. It's better to be safe than sorry, and if these books can be
replaced, throw them away and buy new ones. They can be cleaned
fairly easily.
This does indeed sound like mold. There's a section in the AJL Wiki on
Book Care that addresses this and other related issues:
http://ajlwiki.pbworks.com/w/page/1636983/Book-Care-for-Jewish-Synagogue
-and-Center-Libraries
Debbie Stern, AJL VP for Publications
Mordecai M. Kaplan Library
Help.
I have noticed several cloth-bound books in our library with whitish
spots on the outside covers.
Some only have stuff on the spines, but others have splotches on the
front or back covers as well or instead.
Is this mold?
Is there some easy, inexpensive way to clean them?
Are they going
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