Report on Flooding at Jackson Hinds Libraries, Including Water Problems the Eudora Welty Library February 25, 2020 Presented by Patty Furr Executive Director Jackson Hinds Library SystemThe 2019-2020 Fall and Winter Storm Season Has Brought Flooding Rains to the Metro Area. Some of our Libraries Have Experienced Flooding. The Raymond Library Had Flooding When a Basement Sump Pump Failed, and Water Spread to the Main Section of the Library. The County Pumped the Water Out of the Basement and the JHLS Facilities Team Picked Up the Water and Brought Fans to Dry the Floor.The Jeffers Library in Bolton Experienced Flooding Due to a Roofing Problem with the Adjacent Building. David Archie, the Supervisor for District 2, is Working to Contact the Building Owners, the Dixon Family, Asking Them to Make RepairsInterior Stairway Walls Welty Library Has Some Major Damage From Water Flowing into the Building from the Pediment Stones on the Top of the Building, Which Allows Water to Flow Down the Inside of the Walls, as Well as From the HVAC Leaks that Have Plagued the Building Since the Re- Roofing Problem Several Years Ago. Stairs to the MezzanineWater is Now Streaming Down the Sides of the Freight Elevator Shaft.‘A Window in the Children’s Area is now Receiving Water Regularly. This is a Totally New Leak. Note the Ceiling Tile Overhead.Existing Leaks are Expanding, and More and More Plastic is Required in Order to Cover the Expanding Areas in the CeilingsThe Leaks on the Second Floor Have Now Increased to the Point Where Even Larger Amounts of Plastic Must Be Used TO Contain the Influx of Water. The Pathway to the 2" Floor Elevator is Now Block with Buckets Please Note the Ceiling Tiles Missing.Water is Running Down the Wall Where Power Outlets Exist, Please also note the Melting of the Paint on the Walls, as the Moisture is Separating the Paint from the Brick Service.Leaks on the Mezzanine are Increasing as Well. The Amount of Water Needing to Be Emptied is Now Over 19,000 Gallons per Day in the 30+ Trashcans that the Staff Must Empty to Try and Keep the Building Dry.The “Sky is Falling” in the Staff Men's Restroom Upstairs on the Second Floor. The Restroom Wall is Too Wet to Allow the Mirror to Stick to the Wall.