We ’ve all seen signs ostracize cellphone speech sound , intellectual nourishment , and crapulence . But these rules cover issues that might not be common to all libraries .
1. Keep the door closed due to bats
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In Charlemont , Massachusetts , the historic Goodnow Hall also houses the public library . If you are having a merging , verify you delay with the front desk — there ’s a formula about making sure you keep the doorway come together in the meeting room . While that might seem hard - nosed , it ’s for a good cause : keeping bat from the building ’s tower out of the library .
2. No balloons
Do n’t even cogitate about it!Scouting New Yorkspotted this one at the Yonkers Public Library .
3. Deface materials, face hard time
What is it with Massachusetts , anyway ? According to Chapter 266 Section 100 of the ecumenical law , it ’s illegal to deface any library materials . Ok , we get that : no doodling . But allow ’s be serious for a moment . The penalisation ask replacing the material , up to two years in prison , and up to a $ 1000 fine . Really ? For doodles ?
4. No unzipped clothes
At the Central Arkansas Library System , librarians decided to tackle a problem head - on . There isa ruleabout unzipped , open , and unbuttoned clothing , which is design to curb the lunar time period of indecency . The first question you might desire to ask : Just how “ unfastened ” do they mean , and have they seen what teenagers wear ?
5. No chewing on headphone cords
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At an unrevealed library in Georgia , there ’s a prescript about chew on earphone cords . Sure , there are wellness concerns , reckon on which library patron we ’re talking about , but a more pressing problem has to do with equipment casualty . If too many hoi polloi break dance the rule , the program library will stop offering headphones altogether .
6. Do not reach across my desk!
At a university library in Manhattan , Kansas , there ’s a linguistic rule about reach across the stall of one of the staff members . The reason ? manifestly , this finical faculty individual has had a job with plants tipping and falling . See the full ill atPassive Aggressive Notes .
7. No bathing
Here ’s one to keep in mind if you visit Seattle anytime before long . At the city ’s public library , it ’s illegal to take a bath in the restroom . For those curious about the legalities rule shampoo your hair , change your apparel , or doing washing : those are not kosher , either .
8. No re-shelving, even by library majors
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Like many library , the University of Wisconsin in Madison has a linguistic rule about not re - shelving books . But this sign , designed by one of the library ’s employees and posted on Flickr , was too honest to leave out . ( Another sign mentions that finding a Quran reshelved in the wrong place is as difficult asfinding Jimmy Hoffa . )
9. No use of library as a commercial business
At the Warren - Trumbull County Public Library in Ohio , you ca n’t use the program library as a spot ofongoing commercial-grade clientele . That mean : for accountants or existent landed estate agents , you ’re going to have to get a real situation . Or move cognitive process over to the local Starbucks .
Or Just Make One Very Broad Rule
Call this one the linguistic rule to end all rule : at the South Pasadena Public Library , there ’s a mansion that show " No illegal behavior of any type . " That pretty much get over it — unless you ’re in Massachusetts where the rule are a bit more specific . * * * We know there are a lot of librarian , depository library employee , and library enthusiasts out there . What specific or outre pattern have you encountered ?
Sources : Library Signage Pool on Flickr , BuzzFeed , Metafilter .
