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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Starbucks policy is really designed for homeless people and we have to be realistic, it's become a problem. I stopped going to the library a long time ago because homeless people were constantly making them uncomfortable places. Why libraries should become refuges for the homeless is beyond me. Typical urban progressive mindset, I suppose. One can't fault Starbucks for tackling this problem. [/quote]

Libraries are some of the last indoor public spaces where they are allowed.  That's all.  It's not an urban progressive mindset.  It's that there is no legal reason to discriminate against members of the public who are non-disruptive.  My library has problems with the building exterior but not interior.[/quote]

DC has plenty of day services for the homeless: https://dhs.dc.gov/page/day-services-centers

I think it’s entirely reasonable for a library to preserve what it actually is - a place to access media - and not turn into a homeless shelter. [/quote]

A homeless person sitting there reading is no different than you sitting there reading. They have every right to be there.[/quote]

No they don’t. use your head. [/quote]

Say what you really want to say.

I'll repeat: they have just as much right to be there as you do. You are not better than a homeless person. You just happen to have money.[/quote]

I said what I wanted to say - nothing hidden about it! Public space and facilities are for the public to use for its intended purpose. Sidewalks are for walking, not camping. Parks are for kids to play in, not drug dealing and loitering. Libraries are to access media, not homeless shelters. [/quote]

A homeless person using the library to sit and read, or just sit and be warm is using it for it's intended purpose. Get over yourself.[/quote]

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