water on library book


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Crap... i accidently left my library book outside when it strted to rain... it got wet (not soaked, judt the side of book wet) and i dried it (took 2 weeks).. but now the pages are wrinkley,... what should i do

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i don't think there's really much you can do.

unless it's one of those really expensive hardback books, you shouldn't get charged very much, if at all.

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put a few heavy books on top of it

(things like big dictionarys, encyclopedias) that should flatten the pages...

Well thats what i used to do anyway lol..

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Just be honest, even if you drop it of in a night box they will know you where the person to take it out and proberly sent the book police to pay you a visit.

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As a person who works in the restoration field ....

buy the book / pay the price

ironing ... you may burn the paper and there is no recovery from that

the only other solution is to soak the book, c-clamp it between two boards and freeze it for about 6 months ....

basically you freezer burn the book ( it draws out all the water )

own up and pay the price

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who the **** cares take it back, throw it in the returns and run away if they ask why say u got it like that ;)

no, that's the obvious thing to do

you have to make it complicated, maybe give him some bad advice

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I recommend that you be honest and take it back the normal way. Don't try to use any escape routes. That will make it only worst. Because they have you on record as a borrower of the book and will track you down for a replacement.

I experienced that too. I borrowed a book (TITANIC) too often that it got wore and tored. When I was about to borrow it again, the librarian happly repaired it and gave it back to me to borrow again. :)

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