A flash flood in Louisville, KY, that began at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday wreaked special havoc on the Main Library of the Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL), which library director Craig Buthod said is the worst-hit building in the city. About 50,000 square feet of the 170,000 square foot building was affected by seven feet of water, he estimated. (Photos here.)
The NOPL website no longer hosts images of the extensive flood damage to its buildings. I wish I had downloaded and preserved more of them. Here is a link to Jackson Hill's photos of the King branch in case you are feeling nostalgic. Anyway, here's wishing all the best to the staff in Louisville. I can personally attest that picking through that sort of damage for salvageable materials is... not fun.
Also: Some information on how you can help LFPL with flood relief is available at the bottom of this post.
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