Wichita: Central Library Closes Because of Bedbug Problem
From the The Wichita Eagle:
Wichita’s Central Library closed early Thursday because of a pest problem: bedbugs.
Most of the library at 223 S. Main will remain closed — except for services available in the library’s lobby and foyer — until Monday.
The library had not budgeted for the bugs. Library officials and a pest control firm are assessing the extent of the problem.
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“We face some difficult decisions ahead of us, I’m sure. We don’t know what it is expected to cost,” library director Cynthia Berner-Harris said during a Thursday afternoon news conference.
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