Ewwwwwwww

Apparently, erstwhile Denver Public Library patron Roger Goffeney, a retired poet and minister, is not entirely clear on the concept of book preservation. Though he volunteers for the digital collection Project Gutenberg, he's a bit cavalier when it comes to preserving the physical counterparts of this classic literature. He borrowed 31 rare books through interlibrary loan so he could compare the print editions to the digital versions and ensure that the works had been scanned accurately. However, he returned some of the books with additional "content" picked up from his apartment - bed bugs, their larvae, and their droppings. DPL banned him from the library and asked him to bag the rest of his books and return them separately rather than in the book drop. But he put them in the book drop a week later, causing a reinfestation. Goffeney told the local media he didn't think it was a big deal. "I thought that they [the books] could easily be cleaned if they had discovered that to be the problem." But a simple cleaning won't make these persistent creatures even lose a beat on their path to total world domination. The Library is asking Goffeney to pay the $12,000 it will cost to replace the books that had to be destroyed and $6,000 in fumigation costs. In his turn, Goffeney refuses to pay a dime and plans to sue to get his library privileges reinstated.

Take a look at this specimen and let me know if you think that's a good idea -

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