tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post7650321955163455747..comments2024-01-13T23:31:34.532-08:00Comments on This Book Is For You: Dispatch from the New Orleans Public Librarymary_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-5264489501085357022007-07-28T07:29:00.000-07:002007-07-28T07:29:00.000-07:00The LAPL's temporary quarters on South Spring were...The LAPL's temporary quarters on South Spring were actually very cool.notarysojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393842095041585457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-43620957202394132007-07-28T06:50:00.000-07:002007-07-28T06:50:00.000-07:00Yes indeed. After the LAPL Central Library fire, ...Yes indeed. After the LAPL Central Library fire, books that could be salvaged were taken to the Rio Vista Warehouse to be freeze-dried so the mold didn't grow. It was a pretty enormous volunteer effort.<BR/><BR/>I know one of the fires started in Rare Books, and I think the other may have started in the Sci/Tech/Patents area.<BR/><BR/>Police had suspects, but the arsonist was never caught.mary_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18271776145478019619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21654824.post-26799474730696976442007-07-28T06:39:00.000-07:002007-07-28T06:39:00.000-07:00Just checking in. A nice diversion from Daily Mirr...Just checking in. A nice diversion from Daily Mirror blogging.....<BR/><BR/>I recall (dimly) that there is a specialty in preserving water-damaged books that involves freeze-drying them. As I'm sure you know, many LAPL books were damaged by water during the great fire. I've always guessed the fire occurred somewhere in the section on religion because many of them seem to have been hit hard.notarysojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393842095041585457noreply@blogger.com