Employees at the Clarkesville Library will be serving guests outside the library building until 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 3. The city library flooded on July 1 due to heavy rains. Servpro air blowers and box fans can be seen inside the library drying out the remaining moisture.
“We came in yesterday to the mess,” said Library Manager Shawna Meers-Ernst. “So we’re trying to make do and we’re trying to serve people the best we can.”
Meers-Ernst said there was no damage to the building or the library inventory. “The county was fantastic. They got out here really quickly. Servpro was here right after them, so it’s been handled really well.”
Monday is when Meers-Ernst estimates the building will be reopened. “The moisture levels are still too high to take any of the fans out,” she said.
Due to the July 4th holiday, the library will not be fully staffed on Friday. Library workers will be cleaning and rearranging furniture in the building.
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