[aisle] Smelly Books

[Dawn Brunschon]

Faith and Ann,

This is the information that blew me away.  I had no idea about the meth
concern!

Dawn

On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 9:01 AM Eichhorst, Faith via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> The smell of cat pee can indicate meth & several librarians reported drug
> productions in cat-less houses being found as a result of the smell on
> their children's books.
>
> It was a FB post not a listserv but even though I searched all my library
> groups I can't find it again. I'm guessing, given the topic involved, that
> the OP took it down after getting some good answers.
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> Roskovensky via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 3, 2022 8:29:42 AM
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> *Cc:* Jacob Roskovensky <roskoihls at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [aisle] Smelly Books
>
> My favorite way to take the smell out of books is to hang them on the
> clothes line..... Sunshine and fresh air will fix many problems.
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 4:06 PM Leslie Forsman via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> Sometimes it helps just to prop the book open to air out.  I have also
> placed books in plastic storage bags with some baking soda to help remove
> smells. Thankfully the smell you mentioned is not one I have had to deal
> with yet.  Good luck!
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 2:29 PM Dawn Brunschon via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> I know this sounds weird, but I remember seeing a conversation about
> getting smells out of books and that a certain smell can actually be
> related to a drug in the house.  I have tried searching through the
> listserve emails and cannot find it.  Anyone else remember that
> conversation?  Where can I find it?
>
> Thank you!  I have a library assistant looking for help with a smelly
> book.
>
> Dawn
>
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