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Great idea! And I love the label on the top of the box! "Stinky" Book Box!
:)

Sarah Hill, Information Services Librarian
Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) President, 2016-2017
Twitter @glibrarian
Work Phone: 217.234.5440



On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 8:51 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We made a "Stinky Book Box" after doing a lot of research about this very
> topic.
>
> -Get a small box with the bottom covered in a shallow layer  of kitty
> litter and baking soda (our cat litter is cheap--unscented, non clumping).
> We've had our box for a couple of years and haven't changed the litter/soda
> mix yet. I would guess that the worse the odors are or with more frequent
> use you might have to switch yours out more frequently.
>
> -Fan the book slightly and set it down on its edge, so the spine faces up
> and the pages open a bit, or if your box is tall you can stand the book up
> and leave it fanned open.
>
> -Leave the book in the box until the smell is gone. The longest we have
> purposefully left books is 2 weeks. (I'll admit, we have accidentally
> forgotten they were there and left them longer. I would recommend checking
> them out to "Repair"  or "Stinky" so you get a reminder.)
>
> We use a small plastic tote and my box as a cooling rack in the bottom
> which helps keep the pages out of direct contact with the litter/soda mix.
>
>
>
> Christy Semande
> Canton High School
> Canton, IL
>
> csemande at yahoo.com
> ​
>
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