Entering Libraries Smelling Bad is a Crime

This article is mostly about outlawing panhandling by homeless people, but it mentions how some libraries have policies against allowing people with poor hygiene to enter library buildings. According to the article, \”Miami Beach, Key West and Hollywood have been nominated to a tentative list of the nation\’s 20 meanest cities toward the homeless by the National Coalition for the Homeless…\” Elected officials say new laws are a sweeping success. Tourists can walk the streets in comfort, motorists can idle at traffic lights undisturbed, and library patrons can search the stacks without fear of an encounter with stench.\” Read it Here.

July 16, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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