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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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 Posted - Nov 28 2012 : 09:19:53 AM
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Okay, I am embarrassed to admit this but I dozed off taking a hot bath the other night and dropped a library book into the tub.  (I'm exhausted much of the time during the holidays). Don't worry 'bout me, I could not have drowned, the tub is in my daughter's bathroom and is too small. But...I was reading a library book and the thing is soaked, soaked, soaked. I tried a hair dryer, then propped it open next to a heater. It's still damp and the pages are kind of "curly". It's a hardcover (of course, just my luck), and the cover is okay but the pages aren't great. Really don't want to have to buy the book unless I just have to. Anybody got any ideas other than what I already tried?
All I can say is thankfully it wasn't my Nook. 
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4740 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Nov 28 2012 : 4:19:04 PM
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I guess you could try setting the book up with the pages fanned open for a few days. Hopefully it will dry out. The pages will be wrinkly, so after they are dry put something really heavy on them for another couple of days. You may need to renew the book to get it to look as normal as possible!
Good luck with it!
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momshopsalotta
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Hertford
NC
USA
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Posted - Nov 28 2012 : 4:22:37 PM
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| If the book can't be saved I have purchased the same book from amazon.com for about one fifth the replacement cost then taken into the library and when faced with the prospect they have always accepted the fair trade. They just have to make up a new sticker. |
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traildancer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Loyce
Glide
OR
USA
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Posted - Nov 29 2012 : 12:31:47 PM
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Call the library and let them know. I know, it's hard to admit what you did, but they should have a book repair person and they will be helpful. And you may have to replace the book anyway. But, like momshopsalotta posted, buy it from amazon or ebay. I did that. The library wanted to charge $35 or something for a book. I think I paid $14.
The trail is the thing.... Louis L'Amour |
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momshopsalotta
True Blue Farmgirl
232 Posts
Connie
Hertford
NC
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2012 : 08:10:38 AM
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| In my case my daughter "lost" three books over the last couple of years and after I had bought them on amazon and taken them back to the library sometimes months later, sometimes years later I will find them under car seats, behind heavy furniture etc. Then I donate them back to the library so they have a spare. In your case it seems the book is "washed up". |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2013 : 06:09:25 AM
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I ended up "ironing" the pages after the book dried on a low heat setting, with no steam. Ironed both sides of each page that got wet. This worked like a charm. By the time I was done the book looked brand new. No musty smell as I dried it quickly. Took it to a friend who is a librarian there and she said she could not tell it had been damaged at all. Otherwise I would've ordered one on Amazon.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
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