Thursday, November 6, 2008

There’s more than muck that comes with flood water. But we don’t need to worry about finding any live creepy-crawlies as we unpack the books for repair. Freeze drying not only dries books out but also kills insects. ‘Course the dried-out bug is sent back with the book!

Even books that come back looking perfectly fine will need to be inspected page-by-page to make sure there are no surprises. Grit, leaves, and bugs are the most common things that get stuck in books after a flood. I leave the rest to your imagination.