By Associated Press - Tuesday, January 14, 2014

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A broken water pipe at the Sherburne Memorial Library in Killington, Vt., has damaged historical items ruined $10,000 in electronics.

Water poured from a ceiling onto a wooden cabinet, damaging diaries, schoolbooks, a baptismal gown, a quilt, and other items dating from the early 19th century.

The Rutland Herald reports (https://bit.ly/JXU5Ia) it’s the second time in less than two years that a broken water pipe has flooded the library, but the damage is more extensive this time.



Among the electronics destroyed was a pair of public-access computers, a printer and a bar-code scanner.

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Information from: Rutland Herald, https://www.rutlandherald.com/

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