<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Here is a video I made on the subject. The key is the zeolite granules which are reusable and are safe to be next to books. Propping the pages helps and having a tight seal on the container. </div><div>Good luck! </div><div>~Sophia Bogle</div><div style="display: block;" class=""><div style="-webkit-user-select: all; -webkit-user-drag: element; display: inline-block;" class="apple-rich-link" draggable="true" role="link" data-url="https://saveyourbooks.com/course/how-to-deodorize-smelly-books/"><a style="border-radius:10px;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;-webkit-user-select:none;width:300px;user-select:none;-webkit-user-modify:read-only;user-modify:read-only;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;" class="lp-rich-link" rel="nofollow" href="https://saveyourbooks.com/course/how-to-deodorize-smelly-books/" dir="ltr" role="button" draggable="false" width="300"><table style="table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;width:300px;background-color:#C0BFBB;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="lp-rich-link-emailBaseTable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="300"><tbody><tr><td vertical-align="center" align="center"><img style="width:300px;filter:brightness(0.97);height:224px;" width="300" height="224" draggable="false" class="lp-rich-link-mediaImage" alt="9-103-Prop-open-smelly-book-to-deodorize.png" src="cid:259677E4-F1B9-4546-BC3E-ADA0212190DE"></td></tr><tr><td vertical-align="center"><table bgcolor="#C0BFBB" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="table-layout:fixed;font-family:-apple-system, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgba(192, 191, 187, 1);-apple-color-filter:initial;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:8px 0px 8px 0px;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStackItem"><div style="max-width:100%;margin:0px 16px 0px 16px;overflow:hidden;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:500;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-topCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://saveyourbooks.com/course/how-to-deodorize-smelly-books/" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);">9-103: Deodorize Books</font></a></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-weight:400;font-size:11px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;text-align:left;" class="lp-rich-link-captionBar-textStack-bottomCaption-leading"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://saveyourbooks.com/course/how-to-deodorize-smelly-books/" style="text-decoration: none" draggable="false"><font color="#A2A2A9" style="color: rgba(60, 60, 67, 0.6);">saveyourbooks.com</font></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 25, 2025, at 2:59 PM, akuestner--- via Libs-Or <libs-or@omls.oregon.gov> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hello,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Some of Lower Umpqua Library District's patrons smoke and have returned books with a very pronounced cigarette smell. Staff have made several attempts to remove the smell but not yet been successful. How do other libraries handle this? Is there an efficient and inexpensive way to remove cigarette smoke smell from books?</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thank you,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Alex Kuestner</span><br><span>Library Director/District Manager</span><br><span>Lower Umpqua Library</span><br><span>395 Winchester Ave</span><br><span>Reedsport, Oregon 97467</span><br><span>(541) 271-3500</span><br><span>www.luld.org</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>