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  • Library bans latex

    05/12/2005 5:21:32 PM PDT · by hadit2here · 57 replies · 1,938+ views
    MetroWest Daily News ^ | May 12, 2005 | Auditi Guha
    Faced with a lawsuit, the Bellingham Board of Library Trustees last night adopted a new policy banning latex balloons and gloves in the building.Patrick Callahan, whose 9-year-old son Andrew has severe latex allergy, said he is relieved. He has been fighting for three months to get the facility latex-free. "As long as we are in agreement, I will officially drop the case," he told trustees after a meeting in the library last night.Trouble brewed in February after a children's program in the library left balloon sculptures displayed in the building. Callahan said he asked library officials to remove the balloons...