Public health guidance suggests costly closures due to meth contamination are unnecessary. But an old state law has left libraries in a “tough situation.” via AAlbaladejo
DENVER — Half a dozen Colorado libraries temporarily closed in recent months over fear that methamphetamine residue in their public bathrooms could make people sick.But numerous public health experts say the health risks are extremely low. In fact, Denver7 obtained internal emails from several of the libraries that closed, showing officials knew about the low risks and decided to close anyway.Boulder was the first to close its main library on December 20, 2022.
Each time a library closed, a domino effect followed. But some public health experts say there's no need for concern. Littleton officials emailed in the days following their library closure to say there was"no immediate danger" and"the health risks to employees and the public are considered low." Colorado has one of the lowest thresholds for meth contamination in the country. It was intended to protect the most vulnerable: a child crawling through a home.
“I think it's probably easy later to look back on it and say like,"Boy, wasn't the Boulder Library director naive,"” said Farnan, who consulted with Boulder’s city manager and county health department before deciding to close. “I feel like I just did what I had to do, given the information that I was given.”
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