I had an industrious mom who owned a cleaning service offer to clean all my wooden
shelves. I'm not sure what she used, but it was some kind of all purpose orange
cleaner.
It was MONTHS before the bookends - cork bottoms, felt bottoms, rubber bottoms -
would stay in place!
--
Leah Hawkins, Librarian
Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
West Hurst Elementary
Hurst, TX
leahleah@comcast.net
"It's no use going to school
unless the library is your final destination."
Ray Bradbury
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> Dear Wise Ones:
>
> Do those of you blessed with older solid wooden shelving use anything to clean
> and/or nourish the wood as you are shifting books? I thought of using Murphy's
> Oil Soap in solution but am afraid there might be some lingering chemical left
> after it dried that would not be good for the books. I've also heard that oil
> of wintergreen rubbed into shelving warded off mildew and that musty dusty
> smell. I don't have a chance to do this often, so I wanted to make it count!
>
> I would be glad to post a hit if anyone else is interested.
>
> TIA,
> Lindy
>
> Lindy Hutchison, Librarian
> Sweeny HS Library
> Sweeny, TX
> lhutchison@mail.sweeny.isd.esc4.net
>
> "Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children."
> --Tatanka Iotanka (Sitting Bull)
>
> Lindy Hutchison, Librarian
> Sweeny HS Library
> Sweeny, TX
> lhutchison@mail.sweeny.isd.esc4.net
>
> "Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children."
> --Tatanka Iotanka (Sitting Bull)
>
>
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