Go Rain on Someone Else's Parade...

I have to say that I'm a tad peeved right now.

I had blogged earlier about the Cedar Rapids Public Library management team winning the Librarian of the Year award from Library Journal. A very well deserved honor for that team. And yet, there are those few who say that they were not deserving because they did not do enough to prevent the damage from the flooding.

Yes, it's so easy to point fingers, isn't it? So easy to say, "well, they could have done more" or "I would've done it this way." Yes, it's so easy to lay blame. But the fact of the matter is that no one could have predicted the damage this flood was going to bring. The staff at Cedar Rapids were told to prepare for a 24 foot crest. They prepared for one closer to 26, just to be safe. The Cedar River crested at almost 32 feet. That's almost 6 feet higher. 6 feet. It infuriates me that people think that this staff did nothing to save and protect their collection.

My advice to those who do not believe that the management team at Cedar Rapids deserved the honor bestowed upon them: go rain on someone else's parade, because this one has been rained on enough!