1bassoon Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 And then it poured and poured all night long - southern thunderstorm style. And that Certain Someone brought the book inside and it. was. soaked. All the way through. And it was a library book. :glare: What would you do to save this book? We've got it upstairs, with paper towels between each page. It's a Magic Tree House paperback, so the pages are thin. I just really, really don't want to have to pay for this book (although the Certain Someone would take it out of their allowance). Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I'd pay for it. I don't think a soaked-through book can be saved, and I wouldn't want to check a book out from a library that had so much water damage. The pages will never lie flat. Sorry...seems like a lesson-learned. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Throwing damp books in the freezer does some good but if it's really soaked it might be too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I agree with Janet. Even if you can dry the pages, the librarians will be able to clearly see that it was water damaged and will charge for a new book. Just be glad it was not an expensive hardback book!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sigh. That's what I thought. Lesson learned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 It cannot be saved. The certain someone just needs to go with you to the library and pay for it. Been there, done it. :) Once LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I've found, in the past, that if I purchase the replacement book and bring it in with the damaged book, they accept the replacement. This has only worked with paperbacks, though. Can't hurt to try and I bet what you pay for the book at the store is going to be less than what the library would charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I've found, in the past, that if I purchase the replacement book and bring it in with the damaged book, they accept the replacement. This has only worked with paperbacks, though. Can't hurt to try and I bet what you pay for the book at the store is going to be less than what the library would charge. I agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovans4 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Once my dd was reading a book in the bathtub (!) and I didn't know it. Of course, the book slipped, fell into the tub, and the bottom 1/3 of the pages got wet. She didn't tell me, and the book got returned. Imagine my surprise when I got a bill from the library for a damaged book. It was about $20 because it was a hardback. When I asked at the library, they showed me the damaged book and only then did dd 'fess up. She just didn't think it was that bad! I required my dd to pay for the book and I instituted a no books in the bathtub rule. She did get to keep the damaged book and has read it several times since then, so not all was lost. LauraD in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I've found, in the past, that if I purchase the replacement book and bring it in with the damaged book, they accept the replacement. This has only worked with paperbacks, though. Can't hurt to try and I bet what you pay for the book at the store is going to be less than what the library would charge. My library is okay with this as long as it is the exact ISBN. I bought a hardback -- same exact edition -- of a paperback that warped a little from shower humidity, and they would not accept it as a replacement. They still charge a small service fee for cataloging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Someone left that book out in the rain And I don't think I can fight it 'Cause it took so long to write it And they'll never let me borrow it again ... oh nooooooo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Someone left that book out in the rainAnd I don't think I can fight it 'Cause it took so long to write it And they'll never let me borrow it again ... oh nooooooo.... That's just evil. Evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Someone left that book out in the rainAnd I don't think I can fight it 'Cause it took so long to write it And they'll never let me borrow it again ... oh nooooooo.... :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 OK, y'all - that's just fabulous.:D The Certain Someone is pushing all my buttons today. Anyone want an extra child, via overnight FedEx??? Sigh. Gonna be a l-o-o-o-ng week, I fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooooom Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Let it dry completely - or it will smell. Then, put it beween 2 smooth flat boards and then into a vice grip as tight as you can make it. Leave it there for a week - turning it to different spots if most of it isn't getting squeezed at once. I've done this successfully more than once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 ...I have done that only when the book is still wet. That way the pages dry flat. You have to squeeze it very hard for this to work. My equivalent has been to put it on our flat tile hearth, with a clipboard or other very flat particle board on top of it, and add a big pile of books on top of that. It does take a while for the book to dry, but it dries into an ironed-flat position. This works well with paperbacks but not with hardcover books. Uh, don't ask me how I know. I just do.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 The Certain Someone would have to pay for the book. Unfortunately, books soaked through usually can't be saved. As a side note, we checked out a book that was slightly water damaged and upon returning it were told we would have to pay for the damage. After explaining that we had checked it out that way, the librarian looked at us dubiously and said she'd let it go this time. Huh. My little ones aren't allowed to check out any questionably conditioned books any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherryTX Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Have you tried a hair dryer on it yet? I agree with the others - don't think it will be good enough to send back to the library, but at least you can save it enough to keep in your own library. I agree also - get the same book and bring it into the library - just keep the receipt - if they won't let you give them the replacement book, you can always bring it back. And I would totally take this out of the kid's allowance. That's fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 I can't believe this - I dried the book - THOROUGHLY. C-clamped it between two boards. It was healed. Now, not a miraculous healing, but you really couldn't tell it had been rained on!!!!!!! YAHOOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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