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/*]]>*/</style></div><div>Hi Jessica, </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>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.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Warm regards,</div><div>Jaema</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>michlib-l@mail3.mcls.org<br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, November 3, 2020 1:28:50 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Michlib-l] A little advice<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__">
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So...walked out of the office to discover two adult patrons sharing an armchair; one is literally sleeping in the other one's lap.</div>
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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
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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." </div>
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Thanks!</div>
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312 Michigan Ave.<br>
Saint Louis, Michigan 48880</p>
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