Colorado Libraries Contend with a String of Meth Contaminations

On September 15, 2022, a patron at the Main Boulder Public Library, CO, approached staff with a complaint: There were smoke fumes coming out of the men’s restroom on the second floor. Two security guards walked in to check the space and reported feeling dizzy and light-headed when they exited. “We called the police and they checked the restroom, but they didn’t find any drug use [in progress] to know exactly what we were dealing with,” said Boulder Public Library Communications Program Manager Annie Elliott.