[Genealib] Smelly books

[Laura Carter]

Cat litter - clean of course, ;-) - works well.  Put book on a rack in a 
closed container with kitty litter in the bottom of the container .  
Spread the book open sitting up in a way that will not damage it and 
allow the litter to pull out the smell.  I have a large garbage can with 
a lid that I use to do this for old books.  It never has garbage in it, 
but it is used for all kinds of other things like this.  The site Dusty 
mentions has good ideas also.

Laura




Cheryl Smith wrote:

>We have a book that was donated that has the old musty smell.  It won't
>go away.  We tried airing it out.  I've heard of some ideas before here.
>Do ya'll have some ideas?  We've checked for mildew and there is none.
>It's a worthwhile book to add to our collection.  We want to give it one
>more chance to get rid of the smell.
>
>Thanks for any suggestions.
>Cheryl Smith
>Public Services Librarian Senior
>Harrington Library
>1501 18th St.
>Plano, TX  75074
>972-941-7175
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