[AISLE-Share] Stinky Situation

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Advice please!  I'm not sure what to do about this.

I have a 7th grade student whose parents must smoke entire tobacco fields
at once.  EVERY book he uses comes back wreaking of cigarette smoke.
Hardcover books are easier to clean or recover with Mylar, but paperbacks
are more difficult since I cover the paperbacks with Demco's Vistafoil
contact covering.  That stuff is near impossible to peel off and replace
without damaging the cover.  And even if I can clean the cover, the pages
still smell no matter what I try.

I know it's not the student's fault, but this is the second year of me
trying to save these books.  I really consider these books damaged if I
can't

Has anyone ever tried to contact a parent about this?  What have your
experiences been?  Please share!

Thank you!

*Amanda Kuzminski*
*Library Media Specialist*
Orland Junior High School
Orland Park, IL
708-364-4214


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