NO BALLOONS in the Yonkers Library

January 17, 2011 - 5:22pm — birdie

Libraries are sticklers for their rules—and they have a lot of rules—but check out the latest one at the Yonkers (NY) Public Library: NO BALLOONS. While bringing a balloon to the library doesn't seem to be a trend here in NYC, it was apparently a thing in Yonkers if enough people were bringing balloons to necessitate this sign. Gothamist

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January 17, 2011 - 7:15pm — Anonymous

Maybe someone on staff is

Maybe someone on staff is allergic

January 18, 2011 - 4:28pm — Anonymous

I have heard 1 in 400 people

I have heard 1 in 400 people has a latex allergy.

January 18, 2011 - 6:23pm — Anonymous

the Calder mobile gets tangled

or the spinning blades pop the balloons. and pop = noisy = shhh.

January 19, 2011 - 5:25am — opaqueentity

And setting off fire alarms

And setting off fire alarms when they burst, and blocking cctv cameras etc etc

Probably lots of reasons. Could also be something silly like someone did a baloon flashmob :P

January 25, 2011 - 1:13pm — Anonymous

Balloons can be alarming!

Seriously. My library has high ceilings and a type of smoke detector that can be triggered by anything that floats by. Balloons are a no-no, but we don't have any signs about it.

January 25, 2011 - 6:41pm — Anonymous

"Where there are balloons,

tears are sure to follow." Fellow children's librarians know the damage and utter pandemonium a balloon can cause in a room full of children. You haven't lived until you've seen a toddler bodycheck his best little buddy for a grab at a shiny, red, floating piece of latex.

February 1, 2011 - 2:50pm — Bibliotecher

That old guy from 'Up' is

That old guy from 'Up' is going to be pissed...

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