libraries...

[curmugeon]

So libraries are the new homeless shelters, at least during operational
hours.

Read this...

http://www.alternet.org/stories/50023/

Comments

[djdig.livejournal.com]

I'm well aware of this issue.

Since there are only so many hours of the day I can job search and be productive, I frequently plan trips to the Boston Public Library, just to get myself out of the house.

It's a beautiful library but I often find myself leaving early because I'm uncomfortable with the mentally ill that are siting near me.

I feel horrid doing this because I want to believe I'll be fine and they're harmless but I don't want to be naive either. (When I was in college, I ran a community service club and when I told my father where we volunteered, instead of praising me, he shouted that being in areas like that would be the death of me.)

It's a sad delema.

[serendipity.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this article. There's nothing new about homeless and/or mentally ill people in the library, but this author's take on it is right on the mark. I'll distribute the article far and wide.

[n6vfp.livejournal.com]

I thought you'd find it valuable.