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Hit: Library Maintenance Part 4 of 5 I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues on the Net for sharing information on library cleaning. The volume of responses overwhelmed me. To add to my dilemma, I am not good with statistics so I have chosen this format for the HIT. I have cut and pasted in order to retain the spirit in which the comments were made. 10. How often and by whom are your library books cleaned? - by myself and my student aides (I have no paid aide) on an as-needed basis - I plan to take in a vacuum and vacuum the back edge of the books then flip them up and vacuum the top edge. - when they circulate - If a book comes in dirty and it can be cleaned someone on the library staff cleans it before it goes on the shelf - The books NEVER get cleaned - Never - Never - Our books were cleaned professionally this past fall due to mildew problems, but generally this is done on an as needed basis also - I or volunteer aide clean books as it is noted that they need it. I don't believe the other librarian ever does this. - my adult aide and I --as we notice the need - Never! If a book is too dirty to circulate I would toss it - Never …. I hope you have better luck, it's very discouraging and they are often very dusty. - If a book is found with gum or chew in it or writing etc., then my adult staff or I take care of cleaning these. - When I asked about dusting the shelves and the books, I was told that that is two hours overtime work and that overtime work had been eliminated - I do this once each year at the end right before doing the inventory. You can't stand to do the inventory if you don't clean the books first. It is a major job! - I clean books as they are returned only if they require cleaning. I also clean other books as I do repairs. In the first library I worked for we cleaned the whole lot in the summer holidays. Since then I have never cleaned books except in an ad hoc way. I have too many other things to do. - My aide cleans books as needed. My aide also wipes all headphones down with disinfectant every morning and cleans monitors with anti-static wipes weekly. - Never... - When books are returned & they are dirty we wipe them off if we have the time (me or a student). - HA! HA! HA! - Same as the shelves - only when I need to - if I see a really yucky book returned--during inventory in June I look at the real bad ones - By me only as I see them come through circulation dirty. - cleaned? never - In the primary school I buy books with washable covers and since I don't have a sink only wash them once a year. I wash lots of the picture books and certain sections of Nonfiction such as sports, jokes, and dinosaurs. - by me, as needed - me - as needed which I evaluate as I check in - never, unless they are obviously sticky or unusually dirty - As needed, if and when time permits. We usually set them aside in a special place and do cleaning and mending when classes miss due to assemblies, etc. We just opened two years ago, so our books are not too bad; it's usually the white ones that are the worst. Right around and on top of the barcode. If this is a big problem, perhaps you could get a core of parent or senior citizen volunteers and have one big "back-to-school clean-up day" before the library opens. Seniors love to help! - We try to wipe them off a little monthly and completely during annual inventory. - Officially, no one. 11. Does the custodian arrange for cleaning? - no - no - no - No___ - No - no - no__ - No--no overtime available - No - No - No - NEGATIVE - no - NO - no - no - You have got to be kidding. - No - No, and never. - No 12. If so, how often? 13. If you and or the library staff do the cleaning, when do you do it? - I would love to but I simply can't - Whenever we see a particular book needs it - sometimes we look for books that need cleaning, but generally we clean them after they're returned, before being reshelved - summer and after school - We try to clean book covers with a Windex type solution as we card the books - we only do the very dirty books. - we are given 5 days without students at the end. My secretary does the inventory after I have cleaned. In other words she follows right where I have just cleaned with her wand to scan the books. - whenever I get the chance... The biggest tasks are cleaning the wooden chairs and tables as well as the computers. - end of year we blow the dust off, especially when weeding and shelf reading for inventory - Only when we see sticky or dirty books come across the circ desk (some help by volunteers) - sometimes we clean the books during shelf cleaning - whenever I notice it's needed, and when I shelve them. - Working hours 14. How often? Thanks Miriam Travis, Librarian JF Kennedy HS Richmond, CA iyaterri@jps.net We give thanks to the elders for guidance. We open ourselves, we re receptive to their tutelage. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. 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