Work continues to shore up scorched Georgetown library

A temporary roof will be installed on the charred Georgetown Neighborhood Library this week, while historic documents pulled from the facility are drying in a vacuum chamber and the D.C. Council has allotted money to repair the branch.

The 72-year-old library at 3265 R St., which sustained serious damage during an April 30 three-alarm fire, is the focus of major work by a number of contractors who hope to save the building and the valuable documents and artwork stored in the branch’s Peabody Room.