I sometimes think my appearance (that portrait above my profile is a good likeness) makes security guards nervous (please also read my posting of December 5th, Up Yours: Barnes and Noble on Court Street). That's too bad...I'm just doing my own thing. Wild hair and odd hats are a lot less permanent than piercings and tattoos. However, I do have to admit I've always liked Jessamyn West's Modified Librarian website, almost as much as I dislike her politics. But you're never going to find a photo of me there.
A couple of months back, I was settled into a chair and reading in an out of the way corner of the White Plains Public Library. I was tired that afternoon, so I looked around and figured it wouldn't bother anyone (I don't often snore) if I closed my eyes and took a little nap. Within a minute or two (I was still awake), I felt a couple of firm taps on my shoulder. It was a guard, who coldly informed me that sleeping in the White Plains Public Library was a no-no. I apologized and left the building for half an hour or so, in search of a place where I could have a cup of coffee.
It is entirely right, I think, that rules be enforced against library patrons who are sprawled out across desks and disturbing others. But shouldn't there be some leeway? They're PUBLIC libraries, paid for, to a large extent, by taxpayers. What harm could it possibly cause if a patron is permitted to unobtrusively sit in a chair and take a catnap?
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