tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11668983.post115256332629879181..comments2023-09-19T09:28:19.313-05:00Comments on Librarians at the Gate: Disciminating against homeless patrons?Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689314012050314027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11668983.post-1152802157644132272006-07-13T09:49:00.000-05:002006-07-13T09:49:00.000-05:00It seems we'll hear more about what the court thin...It seems we'll hear more about what the court thinks about this issue soon. American Libraries Online just published <A HREF="http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2006abc/july2006a/worcester.htm" REL="nofollow"> this article</A> about a homeless woman and her suit againt the city of Worcester, MA.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523718458414598591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11668983.post-1152582055138535422006-07-10T20:40:00.000-05:002006-07-10T20:40:00.000-05:00My contact in Valpo has this to say about the situ...My contact in Valpo has this to say about the situation there:<BR/><BR/>"It figures that it would be negative publicity...on the more positive side, the homeless shelters of which they speak are spectacular. The entire community worked together to convert an old motel-like apartment complex into small apartments for homeless people in Porter County. Too bad that didn't get reported!"Alechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503895513959778422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11668983.post-1152566490315899342006-07-10T16:21:00.000-05:002006-07-10T16:21:00.000-05:00Well, I'm not a public librarian, but how sad the ...Well, I'm not a public librarian, but how sad the library didn't approach the shelters first. I can see it would be much harder to hang onto books without a settled living arrangement, but by working with a shelter you could do some interesting outreach (especially for the kids!!!) <BR/><BR/>Of course if you limited yourself to homeless who stay in shelters there would be a lot of people left out. <BR/><BR/>I worked as a page at a public library eons ago and one patron carried her books in a shopping bag. She was obviously homeless, but wow, did she read a lot. I imagine it was a big part of her life.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689314012050314027noreply@blogger.com