2.4K views · 38 reactions | Library of Congress Historian John Y. Cole reveals fascinating facts about the Library history in a presentation designed to train volunteers and docents at the Library. (66 min) Available on the Library of Congress website at https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-5058/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress | Facebook

Absolutely nobody wants Library of Congress collections getting WET. 🫣 However, it does happen from time to time, and that’s why the Preservation Emergency Response Team (PERT) exists. They are on-call to help mitigate damage when, for different reasons, collections encounter water. Recently, a training was held for the PERT members so they could get more comfortable handling large, wet paper items, such as maps and posters. (No Library collection items were damaged in the making of this video!