Quote Originally Posted by Rogar View Post
Our news today announced the third library plus a civic center in the region have been closed for cleanup after contamination by people smoking meth in bathrooms. The first required $200,000+ to clean up the ventilation system in the bathrooms and beyond. I suspect then other libraries started testing. The news hasn't focused on the homeless, but it doesn't take much to connect people seeking warmth in public buildings.. It's a known problem without effective solutions so far. Also, traces of fentanyl closed the restrooms for a while in a major light rail center. I think the solution to homeless has been discussed already, so it's just a rant maybe.

It's a sad day when centers of learning where kids can go for educational purposes are no longer safe. Maybe the functional days of public libraries are in their sunset with the internet?
I remember when the bed bug infestation hit libraries. I was sitting around the table at the weekly administrative meeting of our library system when someone inquired if we should test for bedbugs. Several of us practically lept across the table shouting NOOOOooo!

Because— if we test, we will find. And treating 20,000 sq ft in one old building would not be something we wish to manage.