Flood damage aid

Michael Borges (left), New York Library Association executive director, presents a $1,000 check to Matt Gomm, director of the Goshen (N.Y.) Public Library and Historical Society, to assist the library's rebuilding efforts after damage suffered during tropical storms Irene and Lee last August. Nine New York state libraries received $1,000 each from the New York Library Association Disaster Relief Fund. In the storm's aftermath, area libraries suffered thousands of dollars in damage and lost collections forcing many to close.