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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just LOOK at the books before you cozy up with them.  Bedbugs are obvious.  So are the little guys, and they're not really a problem.  [/quote]

Bedbugs are not obvious. They're really good at squeezing into crevices, their immature stages are tiny and may not have much color, and their eggs (laid in barely accessible crevices) are actually quite hard to spot. Also, books can have hundreds of pages. How carefully will you inspect each one?!!
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OP here.  I think some kids' books would be easy to check -- especially the paperback ones and those without many pages.  There aren't likely to be eggs with no more mature larvae/bugs around, and the larvae and bugs are pretty easily visible to the naked eye if you're looking for them.  Grown-up books with jackets, etc., are another matter.  The offending book I checked out was of the latter variety.

I probably will be staying away from libraries for a while at least, and may eventually go back for kids' books (and maybe audio books) but look very carefully.

Still praying I managed to avoid infestation.  I guess time will tell.  I'm thinking I should invest in a clothes steamer and use that all around.  I've heard those can be effective.  [/quote]

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