Tag: Bemis Public Library
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Bemis Public Library reopens after month of closure for meth contamination
After closing in mid-January due to meth contamination, the Bemis Public Library in Littleton will re-open to the public on Tuesday, according to a library announcement Friday. The Arapahoe County Public Health Department deemed the public health risk at the library “extremely low” following what the library called a “comprehensive testing and remediation process, according…
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Meth contamination in libraries is tip of the iceberg, experts say
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Meth contamination forced three Denver area libraries to close in the last two months, but they’re not the only public spaces experiencing the kind of substance abuse that poses a health hazard to unsuspecting Coloradans. Drug contamination is increasingly becoming a pernicious problem in the state — so much so that it’s keeping one company that…
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Third Denver area library closes due to meth contamination
The Bemis Public Library became the third Denver area library in the past month to temporarily closed due to methamphetamine contamination, a trend that illustrates how drug use is spilling over into public spaces normally associated with children and learning. Following meth contamination findings in the Boulder and Englewood public libraries, the city of Littleton…