Comments on: Snow Day http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/02/15/snow-day/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: herzogbr http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/02/15/snow-day/#comment-145 herzogbr Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:33:28 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=59#comment-145 Yes – we actually try to discourage the “unlicensed daycare” role of libraries, but it is certainly a reality. Perhaps the Town could hire some of the kids to shovel the parking lot, thus keeping us safely open and giving the kids something to do.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/02/15/snow-day/#comment-144 Melanie Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:22:26 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=59#comment-144 I know a lot of systems believe that the library should remain open to provide a place for people to go to. (As has some of the systems I’ve worked for)

If schools are closed you think people would want to stay in, but some people have to work and they see the library as the place that they can leave their children.

It may not be the reasoning we would all like to see, but it the reality in many cases.

]]> By: herzogbr http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/02/15/snow-day/#comment-143 herzogbr Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:16:39 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=59#comment-143 No, not many people at all; but some. The thing that surprised me most in this situation was that, even though the Town made us stay open, they would not keep our sidewalks clear. I was worried that a patron would fall on the ice. Maybe the college closed because it is much harder to keep an entire campus clear and safe than just the walks around one building.

]]> By: Kate http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2007/02/15/snow-day/#comment-142 Kate Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:35:15 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=59#comment-142 Wow, that is absolutely insane. He should have closed the library immediately! It’s not like many people will brave the storm to go to the library!

We got snow and ice, and the college closed for a day and a half. :)

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