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Old 08-02-2016, 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Schaumburger View Post
The city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa suffered much damage from flooding in the summer of 2008. The Cedar Rapids public library sustained heavy damage; the first floor of the library was filled with floodwater, and all of the adult and reference books were lost in the flooding The beautiful library shown in the photo in the article opened in 2013, and was built in a not flood prone area.
I hate it when books are lost. Thanks for that information Schaumburger.