[PUBLIB] RE: pets in libraries (fwd)

[PUBLIB]

Sender: "Julie James" <JJames at co.davidson.nc.us>
Subject: RE: pets in libraries

I would *LOVE* this. I really like having a destination for walking my dog.
I had a video store in Kansas City that welcomed dogs, and would use them
even though I got videos free at the library . . . It was a friendly place,
and I never saw a dog whiz on the floor or act aggressively toward others.

That said, I imagine some of the <ahem> stranger patrons we have would bring
their problem pets the same way they bring their problem children and let
them run wild.

Flooring may factor in there as well--our carpet is scummy enough already
:)

Julie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mary Pergander [mailto:fsslmn at ix.netcom.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:45 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [PUBLIB] 
> 
> 
> Having most of my life been a patron of mid-sized to large 
> libraries, I 
> have not often been acquainted with some of the charming practices at 
> smaller libraries.  For example, I recently visited a library 
> (come on, 
> we all do that on our days off now and then!) where local dogs on 
> leashes were welcomed along with their patrons.  At the larger 
> libraries, I have only seen only personal assistance dogs or 
> certified 
> therapy dogs allowed. And in my own library, I have been 
> known to remind 
> a patron or two that "Poopsie", no matter how charmingly 
> dressed like a 
> child, could not  stay in the library, even in the patron's arms.
> 
> What say you to pets in the library?  I don't mean for special events 
> like pet shows; I mean when the patron comes in with his dog 
> to get the 
> latest novel, or an employee drops by with her cat to pick up 
> her check. 
>  How much do/should the size or type of library and the size 
> or type of 
> the service community factor in to it?
> 
> Mary Pergander
> 
> 


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