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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0061UMTVG?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1</a> We have a plastic tub that holds a crate with the rocks. We add the books to it, and the cigarette odor gets removed within the week. We have one patron, especially, whose books come back to
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> on behalf of Natasha Chitow via Libs-Or <libs-or@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 25, 2025 3:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> akuestner@luld.org <akuestner@luld.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> libs-or@omls.oregon.gov <libs-or@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] How to remove cigarette smell from books?</font>
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<div dir="ltr">We've got a multi tiered system:
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<li>Closed partially full container of cat litter: check book out to mending, fan open and place in container.</li><li>Container with <a href="https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/6038228/OdoBan-Air-Purifying-OdoRocks-Natural-Odor/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=sag?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pla_cor_evg_cbfs_general_unid_prch_non-match&mediacampaignid=71700000119141359&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21410297904&gbraid=0AAAAAD2Eb4ff4lqa7GZj_Xj95lMU2GGpM&gclid=CjwKCAjw1ozEBhAdEiwAn9qbzVVduc1NNlubc4mzeL6t3CIEHVCo2Ug4nm4i9AriACezW2pFayX6nBoCj9gQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds">
OdoBan Odo Rocks</a> inside: they work on a similar principle but can be "recharged" and reused. </li></ul>
<div>It works pretty well, but cigarette smells can be tougher to get out of books. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM akuestner--- via Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or@omls.oregon.gov">libs-or@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hello,<br>
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Some of Lower Umpqua Library District's patrons smoke and have returned <br>
books with a very pronounced cigarette smell. Staff have made several <br>
attempts to remove the smell but not yet been successful. How do other <br>
libraries handle this? Is there an efficient and inexpensive way to <br>
remove cigarette smoke smell from books?<br>
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Alex Kuestner<br>
Library Director/District Manager<br>
Lower Umpqua Library<br>
395 Winchester Ave<br>
Reedsport, Oregon 97467<br>
(541) 271-3500<br>
<a href="http://www.luld.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.luld.org</a><br>
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