We are fortunate to have a cleaning staff making continuous passes through
the stacks to dust the books and clean the shelves. Their handling of the
books is careful and correct, but it has been difficult to change a
long-established practice of using the same treated dustmops and cloths --
and powerfully aromatic products! -- in the library as are used in the
residential areas they also clean. When I arrived, I suggested the use of
the untreated wooly dusters on short sticks, pointing out that this would
reduce the need for handling and rubbing. The sample I produced met with
universal amusement and skepticism from the veteran housekeeping brigade,
so I had to abandon the idea. Now and then, we still detect a floral whiff
in the stacks, but we make every effort to maintain the
clean-soft-cloth-only policy for the books. Is anyone using wooly
dusters? Are they a reasonable alternative to cloths when there's not a
heavy accumulation of dust? All responses to the list are helpful.
Phyllis Graham
Assistant Librarian
Blegen Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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