00:16:10 Anna Wong: The picture looks like my former university's library books! 00:24:59 Cori Wilhelm: Yes, we can share slides with the recording link. 00:49:45 Marla Gruner: How many staff members were involved in the cleanup at MVCC? 00:52:35 Steve Frisbee: 4-5 part-time 01:01:07 Madeline Veitch: Such a good point about monitoring - get a humidity sensor if you can, and look for major swings, or levels over 65, which are more advantageous for mold! 01:01:14 Milo Cameron (they/them): Hi! My email is mcameron@mvcc.edu 01:01:37 Marla Gruner: How much did the remediation cost at New Paltz? 01:01:48 Kristy Lee: a lot of $$$ 01:02:18 Kristy Lee: we have to go through the Comptroller Office in Albany to ge the approval 01:02:25 Steve Frisbee: Another part of the mold issue at the MVCC Rome Campus was related to airflow. During the wildfires, intake was limited. Even when it was at a “normal” level, we suspect it was not enough. Our HVAC consultant immediately recommended opening the intake up wider. This could help circulate the air more appropriately, and not allow any potential mold to settle and thrive. 01:02:48 Lauren Jackson-Beck: We have a bad mold problem. The administration is too focused on laying off faculty and staff. They don't care about our mold. 01:03:34 Marla Gruner: We also have a mold issue and our staff are extremely hesitant to handle the materials because of health concerns 01:03:36 Taliesin (They/them): NEDCC has a 24/7 conservation hotline for collection related disasters!1-855-245-8303 01:04:00 Susan Perry: Reacted to "NEDCC has a 24/7 con..." with 👏 01:04:03 Milo Cameron (they/them): Thank you for the additional details, Steve 01:04:27 Marla Gruner: Wow! 01:04:31 Madeline Veitch: I think the Long Island company we may have heard about through Stonybrook? They also went through a major cleanup and we spoke with them, which was helpful. 01:06:01 Madeline Veitch: Our contract included the identification of the mold as well as cleaning - they went through all volumes on the ground floor, close to 300,000 volumes I think. 01:06:07 Susan Perry: Replying to "We also have a mold ..." Marla, that's completely understandable! Mold seems over and above what staff should be expected to handle :( 01:06:20 Sarah Weisman: Kristy - how many volumes were sent away for treatment? 01:06:22 Marla Gruner: Replying to "We also have a mold ..." Yes, I agree 01:07:05 Kristy Lee: @Sarah, they packed up close to 30,000 books in boxes and pallets 01:08:04 Sarah Weisman: Thanks! 01:10:55 Anna Wong: How long the book has to be in the freezer? 01:11:10 Taliesin (They/them): The freezer doesn't kill the mold, just slows growth 01:12:04 Heather: hparks@binghamton.edu Heather Parks Head of Preservation at Binghamton 01:13:00 Lauren Jackson-Beck: I had contacted them and they said they don't help with mold--as in you can train with them, but they don't do mold cleaning. 01:13:01 Madeline Veitch: That class sounds so great! 01:13:02 Heather: Oh, so does CCAHA's DYPSNY...those are free. I went to a mold workshop they did 01:13:44 Steve Frisbee: For any directors, you are welcome to contact me should you encounter a mold issue. I have learned a lot from the first time to the current outbreak - especially how to help others at the college to listen, understand, and assist. 01:13:45 Heather: Sorry, DHPSNY 01:14:30 Heather: I also use solvents in some cases. That's just a case by case basis. 01:14:37 Susan Perry: Thanks for this topic -- vitally important 01:14:54 Madeline Veitch: Our understanding is that a big part of it is really just controlling the environment so mold can’t continue to grow. 01:15:53 Kristy Lee: I have another meeting to run to. Thanks everyone. 01:16:03 Cori Wilhelm: Thank you, Kristy!