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A patron hurled a cockroach-infested cardboard box at an employee after staff at Toledo’s Kent Branch asked them to take their belongings outside.

The impact scattered roaches through the library, prompting a 911 call, an evacuation, and the cancellation of the day’s programming.

Professional contractors cleaned and treated the building, allowing the branch to reopen the next day.

A routine request at an Ohio library went completely off the rails on Tuesday, October 27, when a patron threw a cockroach -infested box at a staff member.

According to WTOL, the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Kent Branch was placed under restricted access and closed for the day after the insects escaped inside the building. Surveillance footage obtained on Wednesday, October 28, has since provided a closer look at the confrontation, which turned a routine pest-control issue into a police matter.

Library employees first noticed roaches crawling out of the customer’s belongings, including a cardboard box.…