Now here’s a problem most libraries don’t have to deal with every day.
We have run into a rather unusual problem with some overdue books. Some of our books that have been overdue for a long period of time have been housed where they were manufacturing methamphetamine. The local authorities are being very cooperative in assisting us with their retrieval, but we are concerned with contamination. Has anyone dealt with this problem before? What are the risks of the books having meth dust or other contaminates on them? What is the best way to clean the items when they are returned?
Yuma (CO) Public Library
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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