[Publib] disinfecting stuffed animals

Kevin Okelly KOkelly at minlib.net
Sat Aug 1 10:07:42 EDT 2009


What brand of hand sanitizer did they use for this experiment?

Kevin O'Kelly
Reference and Cataloging Librarian
Somerville Public Library
79 Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143
(617)-623-5000


-----Original Message-----
From: terry.lawler at phoenix.gov
To: "Lise Chlebanowski" <lchlebanowski at avondale.org>
Cc: Val Meyerson <val at charlevoixlibrary.org>, publib at webjunction.org
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:19:24 -0700
Subject: RE: [Publib] disinfecting stuffed animals

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> MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">To: "Val Meyerson"
> &lt;val at charlevoixlibrary.org&gt;, "Peggy Thibodeaux"
> &lt;pwthib at yahoo.com&gt;, &lt;publib at webjunction.org&gt;<BR>From: "Lise
> Chlebanowski" &lt;lchlebanowski at avondale.org&gt;<BR>Sent by:
> publib-bounces at webjunction.org<BR>Date: 07/30/2009 05:17PM<BR>Subject:
> RE: [Publib] disinfecting stuffed animals<BR><BR><DIV dir=ltr
> align=left><SPAN class=465121700-31072009><FONT face="Default Sans
> Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color=#0000ff size=2>Just a
> caution on the hand sanitizer - it is to be treated as a chemical and
> kept out of reach of children. It can be fatal if ingested!
> </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV>&nbsp; </DIV><DIV align=left><FONT
> face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=#800080>Lisë Chlebanowski
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> align=left><HR tabIndex=-1><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:
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> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Val
> Meyerson <BR><B>Sent: </B>Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:59 PM <BR><B>To:
> </B>Peggy Thibodeaux; publib at webjunction.org <BR><B>Subject: </B>RE:
> [Publib] disinfecting stuffed animals
> <BR></FONT><BR></DIV><DIV></DIV><DIV class=Section1><P
> class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d;
> FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">We have a cleaning schedule for
> all our animals/puppets/puzzles/legos/ etc&#8230;. One staff member in
> the youth department is responsible for making sure we stay on top of
> the schedule. She recruits volunteers to help out whenever she can.
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> class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d;
> FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The cleaning time varies between
> bi-weekly and monthly&#8230; depends on what it is and how much
> staff/volunteer time we have. We actually have a washing machine and
> dryer in our building and a dishwasher in the youth activity center.
> The washing machine is used to clean the puppets and stuffed animals
> and the dishwasher is used to wash the legos. The board books and
> puzzles (and cubbies they are housed in) are wiped down by hand with a
> kid friendly cleaner. We also have hand sanitizer available in most
> rooms of the library. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
> style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY:
> 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p>&nbsp; </o:p></SPAN></P><P
> class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; FONT-FAMILY: 'High Tower
> Text','serif'">Valerie Meyerson, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P
> class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #0066cc; FONT-FAMILY: 'High Tower
> Text','serif'">Library Director <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P
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> style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt;
> FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From: </SPAN></B><SPAN
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> 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">publib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Peggy
> Thibodeaux <BR><B>Sent: </B>Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:46 PM <BR><B>To:
> </B>publib at webjunction.org <BR><B>Subject: </B>[Publib] disinfecting
> stuffed animals <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><P class=MsoNormal
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> style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;
> PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top><DIV><P class=MsoNormal>I would appreciate
> any suggestions on how to disinfect our collection of stuffed animals
> in the children's area.&nbsp; They are well loved and getting pretty
> dirty.&nbsp; With the danger of swine flu and other nasty things out
> there, we don't want the kids to get sick.&nbsp; Thanks in advance.
> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;
> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;
> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal>Peggy Thibodeaux
> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal>Manager
> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal>North Regional Library
> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal>Carencro, LA&nbsp;&nbsp;
> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV></
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