The official procedure for when we found a bedbug was to call “downtown” to report it to the library administrator on duty. We were required to isolate the bug—catching it on a piece of tape or underneath a clear cup—and eventually, an employee from Orkin would come and verify that it was indeed a bedbug. Only when it was identified were we allowed to close the branch for the day. Sometimes this process took upward of three hours, and we always, without fail, opened the following day.
