[aisle] fire damage

[Amanda Kuzminski]

I don't think there's much you can do about wet books because the
possibility of them getting moldy is too high and the pages never really
flatten back out.  However, the kitty litter trick might work for the smoky
ones.  I have a student who returns all his books wreaking like cigarette
smoke because every adult in his home smokes.  I have a small Rubbermaid
container with new, unused-by-kitty litter - any brand for multiple cats
that had an odor blocker will do.  I bury the book in the litter for a few
days, and that takes out the cigarette smell.  She could try that.


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


*The single clenched fist lifted and ready, or the open asking hand held
out and waiting. Choose: for we meet by one or the other.*
*    - Carl Sandburg*


On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 12:41 PM Mary Richars via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hello all -
>
> We have a teacher asking how best to restore books that are wet and smell
> like smoke.  Any and all advice is greatly appreciated.
> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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