Libraries Leveled in Waveland
WAVELAND, Miss. -- Half of the Hancock County Library System was taken out by Katrina. The Pearlington branch was gutted and is still being used as a shelter for about a dozen people.
The Waveland branch, renovated and expanded in 2003, was also gutted, and books lie around the shell of what was a building, some caked into the ground after three months of mud, rain and sunshine.
One baked history book just outside the entrance was turned to a chapter titled: “Prologue: The First Hundred Days.” The author was referring to President Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts to get the nation out of the Great Depression, but destiny might have had a hand in leaving a message for Waveland -- that nearly 100 days after Katrina, this too will pass.
The Waveland branch, renovated and expanded in 2003, was also gutted, and books lie around the shell of what was a building, some caked into the ground after three months of mud, rain and sunshine.
One baked history book just outside the entrance was turned to a chapter titled: “Prologue: The First Hundred Days.” The author was referring to President Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts to get the nation out of the Great Depression, but destiny might have had a hand in leaving a message for Waveland -- that nearly 100 days after Katrina, this too will pass.
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