[Michlib-l] A little advice

[Jaema Berman]

Hi Jessica, 

You should definitely publish policies that prohibit sleeping and also behavior that detracts from the experience of other patrons or makes them uncomfortable. Unless one of those humans is a baby, then that observed behavior is inappropriate by most standards. 

Warm regards, 
Jaema 


From: "michlib-l" <michlib-l at mcls.org> 
To: michlib-l at mail3.mcls.org 
Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 1:28:50 PM 
Subject: [Michlib-l] A little advice 

So...walked out of the office to discover two adult patrons sharing an armchair; one is literally sleeping in the other one's lap. 

Not entirely sure what if anything I can/should do about this. We don't have a policy against sleeping in the library, but these chairs are meant to be occupied by one person--not two full-size adults. And I also have some kids in the library--not entirely sure this falls under PDA, but it definitely raised my eyebrow. 

Any advice? I don't want to be rude or insensitive, but I also don't want the furniture damaged and potential liability if the chair collapse or break under them. Nor do I want pictures showing up on social media about "what I saw at the library." 

Thanks! 
Jessica 



T.A. Cutler Memorial Library 
312 Michigan Ave. 
Saint Louis, Michigan 48880 

(989) 681-5141 

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