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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I couldn't agree more and I'm very glad to see the PC crowd hasn't found their way to your post yet.  I had posted something similar last year and was pounced on by people saying I was "an intolerant bigot" because I didn't feel mentally ill homeless people belong in the same space as children.  And this was after I described how my 12 yr. old daughter was catcalled and harassed by three homeless men hanging out in front of the library as we were walking in.

It's unacceptable that these people,  many of whom exhibit erratic and aggressive behavior,  are permitted to spend their days loitering, monopolizing the computers, and sleeping in a space that is being paid for by taxpayers.  Some of them camp out in the individual study carrolls too, and glare at us when we get near them. Some have followed my kids through the stacks as they were looking for books.

The fact that the shelter next door is open 24 hrs. only makes this even more egregious.  They could stay there and receive social services from the county, if need be.

Except for this issue, I actually like the Reston library,  and FC libraries in general. But I see no reason why any public library should be expected to put up with this issue, ever.[/quote]
Thank you, PP. I was prepared for an onslaught from the PC crowd, berating me for my intolerant attitude toward the homeless (and probably calling me a Trumpster to boot) and have been presently surprised that they have not had much to say. They must all be arguing on the politics forum!

We are definitely on the same page on this issue, and now that I've learned more about the redevelopment plans, I'm even more appalled. Supervisor Hudgins is well aware that the library has turned into an unsafe environment for children and an unappealing one for adults (who pay for it), and yet the plan is to rebuild that entire area with the homeless shelter STILL near the library? They (oops, I mean WE) are going to put millions into the new library, and it will be a creepy, smelly place in six months.

I'd like to voice my concerns - which I am sure are shared by almost all Restonians - and assume the County will have hearings as plans begin to crystallize. The homeless shelter should be relocated away from where children gather to study. 
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