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I got a pbook from my library and ...
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Here's another reason to go with e-books instead of paper library books. From the local newspaper in my area:
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Bedbugs appear in Tampa Bay libraries
Overdue books are one thing, but these days local libraries are dealing with a creepier problem:
Bedbugs.
The bloodsucking little critters have cropped up in libraries in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Pinellas Park.
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Hotels are particularly vulnerable, but in recent years bedbugs have also infested libraries throughout the nation. The reason: So many people spend time in these public buildings, it's easy for someone to unknowingly carry in a bedbug on their clothes from an infested home. The nocturnal bloodsuckers can also enter libraries in the binding of books returned from infested homes.
"They tend to come in through books. People have their books by their bedside," said Clearwater library director Barbara Pickell. "For whatever reason, bedbugs tend to like books as well."
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