NCCU students improvise as fuzzy invader makes its mark on books

News From NC says N.C. Central University is suffering mold, which has appeared in fuzzy patches on the spines of many of the books in the 567,000-volume collection. But administrators are still trying to decide whether the library mold is a big deal. In the meantime, they’re erring on the side of caution.

“We have bent over backwards to be conservative,” Provost Lucy Reuben said. Barricades were put up before the fall semester began Aug. 25 and have not been removed, she said. Still, she toured the blocked-off areas herself last week and said the mold didn’t look that bad.