Fall Creek's library closes due to mold

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Fall Creek's library closes due to mold

Topics Newspapers

September 1, 2005

Indiana

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FISHERS -- The Fall Creek Elementary School library has been closed

since Aug. 17 after the librarian found mold on books, shelving and

media equipment.

Principal Jerry Staley informed parents at the Hamilton Southeastern

school in an e-mailed letter last week.

In the letter, he said the library was shut down and made off-limits

to students and staff. Indiana State Department of Health told

school officials that people with mold allergies could be affected

if they are in the area, he said.

District crews have been working to clean the affected areas.

Dehumidifiers and air scrubbers have also been put to use. Heating

and cooling repairmen worked on pipes that showed signs of

condensation.

The library will be reopened when it passes mold-count tests.

Random tests were also conducted throughout the school, and the

results were good.

Staley in the letter said high humidity this summer may have caused

the problem. The air- conditioning system was used throughout the

summer, and the humidity was higher on the library's side of the

building because doors in the area were left open for summer campers.