Louisville Free Public Library: Wet, Dark

And smoky, too, from the sound of it.

Link to August 5 Louisville Courier Journal article, "Wet Main Library now also dark".

Excerpt: A small electrical fire early Wednesday knocked out power at the Main Library, compounding problems related to extensive flooding that ruined at least 10,000 books in the basement.

Library Director Craig Buthod said Wednesday morning that contractors had pumped out more than a foot of the floodwater left standing in the basement by Tuesday's deluge. But about 2 feet of water remained before a thorough damage assessment could be made.

How to help

If you want to donate to the library's recovery, send a check to: The Library Foundation, 301 York St., Louisville, Ky. 40203, Attn: Flood.

(Library website unavailable at time of posting.)