Cold blamed for National Library water leak

Sam King sent over More Bad News for the National Library of Canada.

recent cold snap in Ottawa is being blamed for a break in the water main this week at the National Library\’s storage facility.

The library\’s \’Response Action Team\’ managed to save more than 2,000 books from water damage.


Water leaks are not a new problem for staff at the National Library. There have been as many as 72 floods since the early 1990s, says National Librarian Roch Carrier.