<div dir="ltr">I think you're referring to people having mentioned that when books smell like cat urine, it sometimes means there was meth being made in the house. It (apparently) has an ammonia/vinegar like smell that is similar to urine.<div><br></div><div>File that under: Things I never thought I would need to know.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 2:38 PM Tonya Tjarks via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Kitty litter helps with smelly books, too. <div><br></div><div>Tonya Tjarks</div><div>Library Media Specialist</div><div>Melzer Elementary</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 2:33 PM Amy Haring via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Dawn,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I have taken large ziplocks and used an open box of baking soda. Not sure if it will take out the odor you mentioned, but it has worked on other smelly book smells.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Amy</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif">Amy Haring</font><div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif">PES 115 District Librarian</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif">Student Council Sponsor<br></font><div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif">Logan Junior High</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif">815-875-6415</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:aharing@pes115.org" target="_blank">aharing@pes115.org</a></font></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" color="#f1c232"><span style="letter-spacing:0.27px;white-space:pre-wrap">"Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world." ~Annie Lennox</span></font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" face="georgia, serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" face="georgia, serif" size="2"><img width="73" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4w_jih8WjSB7MtfWjq4D5VZe2J_I7C3wTKyBzSMNdkmGsvSgP_qi1E7-eMFoajYzYRAcZj9sGI"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Image credit: Mr. Matlick</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><div id="gmail-m_-2558014227870837455gmail-m_-151975019638261544DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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