Westmount library closed by bedbugs
Westmount Library is closed because of a bedbug infestation. I wonder how people are handling any books they’ve recently borrowed.
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EmilyG 11:50 on 2026-03-09 Permalink
I’ve also heard of other local libraries recently having bedbug infestations (and not just the Grand Bibliotheque.)
At least with Westmount Library, they’re actually treating the place. I don’t know if they do that elsewhere.
Nicholas 12:56 on 2026-03-09 Permalink
I saw a notice the other day they had closed the adult computer section, but I guess they travelled elsewhere. Maybe they’ll use the opportunity to change the carpets. But I hope they can’t find their way into book spines or something.
bob 13:12 on 2026-03-09 Permalink
Unfortunately book spines are and ideal place for bedbugs to hang out. They evolved flatness to thrive in such spaces.
EmilyG 14:47 on 2026-03-09 Permalink
I’ve heard about how it’s difficult for libraries to get rid of bedbugs because they can hide themselves in books.
Kate 17:44 on 2026-03-09 Permalink
I like libraries, but I’ve heard enough stories that I no longer feel comfortable hanging out in them.
I know we banished DDT for good reasons, but it was DDT that made bedbugs feel like a problem of the past for a long time.
EmilyG 18:30 on 2026-03-09 Permalink
I also like libraries. They’re so useful in so many ways. But I also haven’t been to one in a while as I’ve heard about too many of them having bedbugs. Sanaaq, Grande Bibliotheque, a rumour about a library in Rosemont, and now Westmount.
I wonder if Grande Bibliotheque ever tried bedbug treatments for the whole library during any of their multiple infestations, or if they didn’t do much beyond getting plastic furniture. In a big library like that, I imagine it’s really hard to get rid of bedbugs, so I’ve just been avoiding that place altogether ever since their first infestation.
EmilyG 18:31 on 2026-03-09 Permalink
Maybe relevant Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/comments/1prhp00/bedbugs_at_the_library/