The North Platte Public Library will be closed until Tuesday, May 27th due to an isolated infestation of bed bugs.

The library has been closed by order of the Mayor of North Platte, Dwight Livingston. According to a report from the city experts have surveyed the entire facility after suspicions of infestation were brought forward. The report states that the infestation appears to be isolated to a couple of chairs in the library. The chairs have been removed and in order to facilitate the necessary actions to secure the entire facility from any further infestation the library will be closed.

According to the report the library is expected to reopen on Tuesday, resuming regular hours. The closure is so the city can take the appropriate steps over the weekend to address the problem. The reports states that the city is working with experts who have addressed similar situations in other locations and they assure the problem can be taken care of with their proposed plan of action.

The report from the city also states they are sorry for any inconvenience this situation has brought about, but they want to make sure that every precaution is taken to protect library patrons and employees. If there are any changes to the plans you can read it on the North Platte Post.