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The Orangeville Public Library is offering a digital radon detector loan program to encourage residents to test their homes. The new service is being launched during Lung Cancer Awareness Month and National Radon Action Month.

Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. It is a colourless and odourless gas so the only way to know if a home has radon is to test for it. The easy-to-use digital detectors provide a preliminary measurement of a home’s radon levels. Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health estimates 15 percent of homes in the region have unsafe levels.

Airthing Radon detector on a brown background

“I am very pleased that Orangeville Public Library continues to expand its collection beyond traditional media”, said Councillor Grant Peters. “The kits offer residents another helpful tool in better understanding their homes."

The library has five digital radon detector kits to lend. The detectors are available at the Mill Street Library and may be borrowed for six weeks. A video tutorial on how to use a radon detector is available on the library’s website.

An Orangeville Public Library card gives you access to several non-traditional items. In addition to radon detectors, customers can check out power meters, conservation area day passes, Museum of Dufferin entrance passes, and Wellington Dufferin Guelph health kits and DVDs.

To obtain a library card, visit the Mill Street Library between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, or complete the online application form on the library’s website.

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