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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Homeless library smell has been a thing for years. It’s really unfortunate, and makes visits unpleasant. I feel bad for the staff. It’s a given I feel bad for the homeless, but also that there’s nothing that can be done about it. These beautiful libraries are not safe for children and mostly sit as tombs with books and people slowly rotting. [/quote]

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We used to go to the Reston Library in NoVA when our kids were young.  No longer. For the past decade or so, it's been exactly as the OP describes the Tenleytown Library.  For some reason, public libraries are expected to act as daytime homeless shelters for mentally ill men, public patrons be damned.  The Reston Library sits right next to a men's homeless shelter, but the shelter doesn't allow them in during the day.  Across the street is a large police station.  That is where these homeless men should be able to gather during the day - not in a library full of women and small children just trying to read books without being leered at.  It boggles the mind that the police stations aren't set up to take in the homeless during the day.  Instead, the librarians have to call the police at least once a day to come over and break up fights or escort a troublemaker out.  [/quote]

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