The Boulder Public Library, which has remained closed since Dec. 20 due to methamphetamine contamination, will gradually reopen beginning this week, according to a city news release.
The city voluntarily tested the library for methamphetamine contamination after individuals were reported to have smoked the highly addictive stimulant in the facility’s restrooms in November and early December.
A contractor determined the highest levels of contamination are limited to the library’s public-facing restrooms.
However, surface contamination was also discovered in a “few discrete areas,” such as heavily used seating areas on the first floor, the news release said.
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area.
He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.
Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
