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Gainesville library flooded with patrons seeking power, internet

Mark Clyburn, left, and his wife, Allison, sit at a temporary desk as they work and charge their electronic devices at the Gainesville branch of the Hall County Library System. - photo by David Barnes

09142017 LIBRARY 0001.jpg — Mark Clyburn, left, and his wife, Allison, sit at a temporary desk as they work and charge their electronic devices at the Gainesville branch of the Hall County Library System. - photo by David Barnes

Mark and Allison Clyburn were without power at their Stillwood Drive home, where a tree, power lines and a pole littered their driveway and blocked them from leaving by car.