Bed Bugs found at two Scarborough Libraries

During the last month, bed bugs have been reported at the Cedarbrae and Kennedy-Eglinton libraries. Toronto Public Library (TPL) takes all reported incidents seriously.  Last year TPL had a budget of $151,000 to deal with bed bugs, including inspections, carpet and upholstry shampooing, along with daily cleaning. In addition, the staff is schooled in the protocol of how to deal with bed bugs in returned books. The items are bagged and given to pest control facilities within 24 hours. Inspection, cleaning and chemical treatment by a professional pest control company follows.
Library staff is also encouraging visitors to inform them if they have bed bugs in their homes and to not use the drop-off chutes if that is the case.
Should you discover that a library book is indeed infested with bed bugs, bag the item immediately and return it to the library. You should also inform the staff of the problem. 
In 2012, 22 confirmed bed bug incidents were reported in the library system across the city. Also in 2012, the TPL had 19 million visitors accessing 33 million items.