Shreve Memorial Library thought that it was done with mold. But recently, the fungus showed up again and threatened valuable collections in the facility.
It was back in 2007 when the problem with the spores was first detected. From then on, several measures were taken to clear them. In 2011, efforts to eradicate them, which included the vacuuming of affected books, even cost the library some $25,000 as shared by Barbara Moore, the former main library branch manager.
The return of mold particularly affected the third floor of the facility affecting the print materials and microfilm in it. It also contaminated the Larkin Edwards room, where the library’s special collections of Louisiana law books from the 1820’s, scrapbooks on the history of the library and Sanborn insurance maps are stored.
There was no definite cause of the problem identified. Nevertheless, the officials believe that there are some issues with the building that contribute to it. And so, on March 31, the board agreed to allocate $10,000 to hire a specialist to analyze the problem. That, they hope, would help them determine their next step to completely eliminate the fungus.
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“It was a long-standing problem many thought was fixed.
But it wasn’t. And now mold threatens to damage volumes of rare historical books, texts and microfilm housed on the third floor of Shreve Memorial Library.”
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Mold in libraries is not uncommon. And that’s mainly because it could grow anywhere and cause numerous problems in money and health.
However, out of all the places, houses are the ones with the highest possibility of being contaminated. The reason is that moisture is a constant presence in them and just a little of it is all that’s needed for mold to grow.
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