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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We use Four Paws too. (St Marys Public Library) We love them! Staff love to take turns meeting them. They usually can schedule for a time before we are open.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I have lost track of the number of bedbugs that we have found on deliveries or from nursing homes. (less than 10, but it happens)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We have the dogs come every 4 months. This gives my staff so much relief knowing that they aren’t taking bedbugs home. I can’t stress this enough. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>ONLY one time did we have a section of stacks to treat. We have decommissioned a stuffed chair….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We know that we won’t have an “infestation” because we are all watching for bugs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We use this to treat books:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=903 height=499 style='width:9.4062in;height:5.1979in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DC4278.FD5929A0"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This works great, but I think we could have used a smaller one. You have to loosely pack the items so the heat can get through to all of them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>A smaller one would heat up faster and easier to manage the loads. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I also bought this:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=470 height=259 style='width:4.8958in;height:2.6979in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DC427B.B1A0FA80"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>As soon as a bug, dead or alive is spotted – they put the bug in a Ziploc bag and look at them with the light. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We also have a card printed out from OSU<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://u.osu.edu/bedbugs/">https://u.osu.edu/bedbugs/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This helps us identify if it is a bedbug or not. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We do not spray any toxin on the items. We have pitched a few books from that first time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>_____________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Morgan Paul, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>St Marys Community Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>140 S Chestnut St<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>St Marys, Ohio 45885<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://stmarys.lib.oh.us/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>smcpl.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>419-394-7471<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> SEO-Members <seo-members-bounces@lists.oplin.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alicia Wilkins via SEO-Members<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 21, 2025 9:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> Christina Stump <cstump@bucyruslibrary.org>; seo-members@lists.oplin.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SEO-Members] Request for Recommendations: Bed Bug Detection<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'>From Logan County Libraries’ Fiscal Officer:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>We use 4 paws and have used them for a few years very reasonable and will work after your closed<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.fourpawsk9detection.com/">https://www.fourpawsk9detection.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Alicia Wilkins</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Reference Services Manager</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Logan County Libraries</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Knowlton Library</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>220 N. Main Street</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>Bellefontaine, OH 43311-2888</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>937-599-4189 ext. 1030</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:black'>LoganCountyLibraries.org</span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p> <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> SEO-Members <<a href="mailto:seo-members-bounces@lists.oplin.org">seo-members-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christina Stump via SEO-Members<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 21, 2025 9:12 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:seo-members@lists.oplin.org">seo-members@lists.oplin.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [SEO-Members] Request for Recommendations: Bed Bug Detection<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #9C6500 1.0pt;padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;background:#FFEB9C'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#9C6500'>Caution:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> External Email<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Has anyone worked recently with bed bug detection services? We have had several bugs identified by staff, and are trying to determine if the collection has been compromised. I remember having a detection dog at a previous library, but don't recall the organization who provided it. Recommendations appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Location: Bucyrus/Crawford County, Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Christina Stump, MLIS, CPL<br>Adult Services Manager<br>Bucyrus Public Library<br>Phone: 419-562-7327<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>