[Publib] disinfecting stuffed animals
Kevin Okelly
KOkelly at minlib.net
Sat Aug 1 10:06:59 EDT 2009
That's both funny and very clever at the same time.
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: "George Hazelton" <ghazelton at mail.henry.public.lib.ga.us>
Cc: publib at webjunction.org
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:26:24 -0700
Subject: RE: [Publib] disinfecting stuffed animals
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> MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">To: Terry Lawler/LIB/PHX at PHXENT, "'Peggy
> Thibodeaux'" <pwthib at yahoo.com><BR>From: "George Hazelton"
> <ghazelton at mail.henry.public.lib.ga.us><BR>Date: 07/31/2009
> 07:01AM<BR>cc: <publib at webjunction.org><BR>Subject: RE: [Publib]
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> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT:
> bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>terry.lawler at phoenix.gov <BR><B><SPAN
> style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent: </SPAN></B>Thursday, July 30, 2009 6:23
> PM <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To: </SPAN></B>Peggy
> Thibodeaux <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:
> </SPAN></B>publib at webjunction.org <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT:
> bold">Subject: </SPAN></B>Re: [Publib] disinfecting stuffed animals
> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
> face="Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=3><SPAN
> style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><P
> class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Default Sans
> Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size=2><SPAN
> style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I had that same problem
> and used to spend hours at the laundry mat every month or so, watching
> them spin around when I worked at another library. (I did
> paperwork while I was there, I swear!) I get big piles of stuffed
> animals at the Goodwill, wash them at home and bring them in.
> This sucks too, since I have a normal sized washing machine and it
> takes forever. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P
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> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
> face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"
> size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Then we had
> budget cuts and lost staff and now, I can't even get out of the
> building when I'm technically off the clock.
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV
> ><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Default Sans
> Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size=2><SPAN
> style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
> face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"
> size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The smell of
> Lysol used to be a pleasant smell to me, then, I realized that I only
> spray it on things that cannot be washed. Ick. Plus, what
> about that other 1% of germs? ;)
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
> face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"
> size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
> face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"
> size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I was
> contemplating sending an employee of mine, and wondering aloud if there
> are any safe laundry mats around my library (most violent zipcode and
> all that). The dynamic duo (two of my young female employees)
> heard me and solved the problem one Sunday afternoon by stuffing them
> in the dishwasher. With cascade dishsoap.
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
> face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"
> size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
> face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"
> size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Now, we have
> a rotation and everything that can fit goes in. If not, we donate
> it back to Goodwill, but some quite large bears have fit. They
> get hung on the back patio till they dry (about 2.7 minutes in the AZ
> sun). They come out soft and lemony smelling and take hardly any
> time at all from the employees.
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
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> Verdana">**************************************************************
> *
> <BR>"We connect today's community to a wo
> rld of possibilities."
> <BR><BR>Terry Ann Lawler &
> nbsp;
> <BR>Children's Librarian
> 4402 N. 51st Avenue
> <BR>Librarian II*Lead &nb
> sp; <ST1>:placePhoenix
> AZ 85031
> <BR>Palo Verde Library &nb
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> #990099; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">-----publib-bounces at webjunction.org
> wrote: ----- </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Default Sans
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> style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">To:
> publib at webjunction.org <BR>From: Peggy Thibodeaux
> <pwthib at yahoo.com> <BR>Sent by: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
> <BR>Date: 07/30/2009 12:46PM <BR>Subject: [Publib] disinfecting stuffed
> animals <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><TABLE class=MsoNormalTable
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> style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in;
> PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
> face="Default Serif,Times New Roman,Times,serif" size=3><SPAN
> style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I would appreciate any suggestions on how to
> disinfect our collection of stuffed animals in the children's
> area. They are well loved and getting pretty dirty. With
> the danger of swine flu and other nasty things out there, we don't want
> the kids to get sick. Thanks in advance.
> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
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> style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Peggy Thibodeaux
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> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT
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> style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">North Regional Library
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> style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Carencro </SPAN></FONT>, LA
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