Thursday, April 19, 2018

Hide and Seek

The news talked about locked pouches people can use to keep their medicine out of the hands of children or strangers.   There are also other pouches where expired or no longer needed medication can be placed that would deactivate it so it so it can be safely thrown away.   Either of these pouches, the news stated, could be obtained free at any library in the area.  I was happy.  The library has had the pouches available behind the front desk for a week but I was having difficulty with how to ask people if they would like a drug bag w/ that book they were checking out.  The day it was on the news  two people come into the library requesting them so problem solved.  Yesterday  I saw the pouches had been moved from behind the front desk to a side shelf.  The librarian explained someone had complained about them being displayed so prominently - guess they didn't think it was in keeping w/ a library's ambiance.  Had another patron complain about a sheriff's notice on the library bulletin board concerning a sex offender recently released and living nearby.  They argued that the man had paid his debt and shouldn't be harassed in this way.  Personally, I think alerting the community will aid this offender by keeping temptation of his way.  He's been jailed for similar offences off and on for 30 years and probably needs the extra help.  I wish the library could be all about life enrichment just as it would be nice if schools only had to worry about educating students.  Often idealism needs to give way to pragmatism.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lets see....dunder and blitzen won't go on the shelves you specifically cleared for them, in your computer room, but will jump HIGH to get to the top of your kitchen cabinets? Contrary kitties!

cjb

Anonymous said...

Dunder is a hoot!