Abstract
The Rare Book Room in Newman Library at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was besieged with a mold bloom in August 1995. The causes were an unmonitored rise in heat and humidity from an air cooling system that continuously circulated hot moist air in from the outside, accumulated dust on the books, and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room. Cleanup involved placing books in an environment that would facilitate drying the mold, removing dry mold from books, and checking frequently for regrowth.
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