No, not the Kevin Costner movie, my library. Every summer, one of the air conditioners (nope, no central air) kicks it and throws up all over the carpet. This year, it was the worst ever. Half of the library was literally soaked. Most of the carpet is dry now, and the awful smell has subsided, but some important issues have still been left unresolved.
We are repeatedly having floods of air conditioners in classrooms as well; the difference being that they do not have carpet. I would imagine that they have to spend more money and man-power constantly fixing the air conditioners than if they just replaced them (or got central air).
Now they want to put in new carpet, which I would love, but that means more work for me. And more work for what? For brand new carpet to get ruined all over again? Count me among the skeptics. At any rate, it has become a daily morning ritual for me (in between turning on workstations and booting up the circulation desk) to empty my dehumidifier buckets. Sad isn’t it? Donations accepted.
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How absolutely frustrating, huh? I am guessing, since there wasn’t a mention, that the books and electronics are all (relatively) safe from the daily floor flooding?
Our library has very bad central heat/air. As in, dicey as to whether it wants to work, and every once in awhile it rains in the children’s room. No, rain gives the impression of gentle showers. There is a tsunami, usually right over the picture books, right when you least expect it.
I don’t know *why* heat and air are always such a problem in libraries/schools/hospitals, but it seems they always are. Grrr. Books? Kids? Sick people? Why do they need reliable climate control? Grrrr!
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