GENESEO – The basement of the Wadsworth Library was again flooded during the weekend's storms, and the Village Board said on Monday that they are trying to locate the drainage issue. According to library Board of Trustees secretary Carolyn Miesel, the library is home to the original Athenaeum collection of books established in 1842 by James Wadsworth, some of which were damaged in last year's basement flood. "Someone from the Village did … [Read more...]
Village Tackles Flood Trouble at Geneseo Public Library
GENESEO – The Village is working with the Wadsworth Public Library to resolve an apparent flooding issue on Second Street, which last year damaged a row of history books from the library's 173-year-old original collection. At Monday's Village Board meeting, Library Board of Trustees secretary Carolyn Miesel asked that the Village help in determining the cause of the flooding, which during July 2014's heavy rains damaged the bottom row of books … [Read more...]