Hungary's Oldest Library Battles Beetle Infestation to Save 100,000 Books

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Hungary's Oldest Library Battles Beetle Infestation to Save 100,000 Books
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Hungary's 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey library is removing and disinfecting around 100,000 ancient books to combat a severe beetle infestation, which is believed to be worsened by climate change, in order to preserve its invaluable historical collection.

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