With unique historical collections worth millions of dollars, staff at the HS/HSL weren’t taking any chances this past Friday as rain continued and Hurricane Joaquin began its slow trip up the east coast. After Governor Hogan announced a state of emergency, the library team sprang into action, unfurling over 2000 square feet of protective plastic. Rich Behles, Historical and Special Collections Librarian and Preservation Officer remarked, “We’ve had leaks in the historical collection stacks before. Knowing we were heading into a very wet weekend, where staff wouldn’t be monitoring the situation in the Woodward Historical Suite, we decided we would rather be safe than sorry.” And all that was well, ended well. There were no leaks, drips or precipitation of any type.
