CANADIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY FLOODS (AGAIN) Publique Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 6, Number 4, January 26, 2003, Article 19
CANADIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY FLOODS (AGAIN)
The Canadian National Library in Ottowa seems to have a
little problem with flooding -- not a good thing for a library.
On the web site of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is an
article about the problem. Here's a excerpt. Follow the
link for the complete article."A flood cleanup wasn't on the National Library's list of 50th
anniversary preparations. But the extreme cold burst a pipe
Tuesday, sending staff into a salvage mode that is all too
familiar.Staff at the library say they're getting good at drying out
books, but it's not a skill they're proud ofAs staff dealt with the rogue water, retired librarians
gathered for pictures to mark the library's half-century of
operations.In the last decade there have been about 70 floods in the
building on Wellington Street..."http://ottawa.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ot_natlib20030123
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