diff --git a/spreadsheet/new.go b/spreadsheet/new.go
index 1b342a68..9acc754b 100644
--- a/spreadsheet/new.go
+++ b/spreadsheet/new.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 package spreadsheet
 
 import (
+	"runtime"
+
 	"baliance.com/gooxml"
 	"baliance.com/gooxml/common"
 	"baliance.com/gooxml/schema/soo/sml"
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ func New() *Workbook {
 	wb := &Workbook{}
 	wb.x = sml.NewWorkbook()
 
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(wb, workbookFinalizer)
+
 	wb.AppProperties = common.NewAppProperties()
 	wb.CoreProperties = common.NewCoreProperties()
 	wb.StyleSheet = NewStyleSheet(wb)
diff --git a/spreadsheet/workbook.go b/spreadsheet/workbook.go
index 2b20b3d9..f2ef1b7b 100644
--- a/spreadsheet/workbook.go
+++ b/spreadsheet/workbook.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"image/jpeg"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"baliance.com/gooxml"
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ import (
 	"baliance.com/gooxml/schema/soo/sml"
 )
 
+// ErrorNotFound is returned when something is not found
+var ErrorNotFound = errors.New("not found")
+
 // Workbook is the top level container item for a set of spreadsheets.
 type Workbook struct {
 	common.DocBase
@@ -552,11 +556,26 @@ func (wb *Workbook) Protection() WorkbookProtection {
 	return WorkbookProtection{wb.x.WorkbookProtection}
 }
 
-func (wb *Workbook) GetSheet(name string) Sheet {
+// GetSheet returns a sheet by name, or an error if a sheet by the given name
+// was not found.
+func (wb *Workbook) GetSheet(name string) (Sheet, error) {
 	for _, s := range wb.Sheets() {
 		if s.Name() == name {
-			return s
+			return s, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return Sheet{}
+	return Sheet{}, ErrorNotFound
+}
+
+func workbookFinalizer(wb *Workbook) {
+	wb.Close()
+}
+
+// Close closes the workbook, removing any temporary files that might have been
+// created when opening a document.
+func (wb *Workbook) Close() error {
+	if wb.TmpPath != "" && strings.HasPrefix(wb.TmpPath, os.TempDir()) {
+		return os.RemoveAll(wb.TmpPath)
+	}
+	return nil
 }