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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
If you come in reeking because you just rolled in shit, that's another story.
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Oddly, I confine my shit-rolling escapades to the period directly prior to my weekly public library visit.
I recognize this as largely a problem of major metro areas with substantial homeless populations. The library is a good place to chill out for a few hours or all day, particularly in bad weather. I don't know of many libraries where you simply couldn't get away from the person who smelled rank. Considering that the homeless guy is likely camped on at one table off to the side, I doubt it is really too much of a problem for the average library patron. If you had 100 malodorous people all over the library, it might drive some people away completely.
Most of my visits to the library consist of a 2 minute walk to the stacks to get the book I want, then to check out, and out the door. If there was a homeless person there, I doubt I'd even notice it.
But then the libraries around here (Kentucky) are typically attractive looking, large buildings with very, very few books inside. Seriously! It is stunning. It feels like they spent 80% of the budget on building the library and 20% on the books. It was quite the shocker when I first moved here.