Put a lid on it
I don't get. I didn't get it a few years ago, and I don't get it now.
What's the BFD about allowing beverages in libraries? I mean, B&N, Borders, and many other locally-owned bookstores allow patrons to either bring in beverages, or will actually supply a cafe of sorts to sell beverages to patrons. Aside from some extra work that the presence of beverages in libraries may produce (selling, cleaning, monitoring, etc), wouldn't it be a boon for libraries to adopt a new rule, allowing beverages?
Where I work, an academic library system comprised roughly of 14 libaries (this number is actually debatable, but that is a whole 'nother story), only about 4 years ago did we adopt the policy to allow beverages within the libraries...AND only if they are to arrive in containers like this or this. I guess I shouldn't complain, but I'm going to anyway, and you will agree when you see what ISN'T allowed: cups with lids like this. Huh? Can someone please help me understand the logic, or lack thereof, as to why I can't bring, let's say a Starbucks to-go cup, into the library, when I can bring a travel mug in? Would anyone like to take a shot at this?
Grrr. It just pisses me off that this is happening in what is considered to be a place of higher learning. Yet we have librarians and library administration of the old school mindset who are resistant to change. I am actually pretty astonished that we have made the change over from the good ole card catalog to an OPAC!!
Fortunately, we have a new dean of libraries, and I am pretty sure his mover-and-shaker work ethic will help us move towards less strict - and less asinine- beverage rules. In fact, I hear he has already met with people (who these people are I have no idea) to discuss a coffee cart for at least one of the Libraries. Really, even if all that is changed is to allow a Starbucks ToGo cup (as we have a Starbucks in our student union plus oodles of other coffee houses just off campus), then I will be happier than a kitten with a bowl full of milk. Really.
What's the BFD about allowing beverages in libraries? I mean, B&N, Borders, and many other locally-owned bookstores allow patrons to either bring in beverages, or will actually supply a cafe of sorts to sell beverages to patrons. Aside from some extra work that the presence of beverages in libraries may produce (selling, cleaning, monitoring, etc), wouldn't it be a boon for libraries to adopt a new rule, allowing beverages?
Where I work, an academic library system comprised roughly of 14 libaries (this number is actually debatable, but that is a whole 'nother story), only about 4 years ago did we adopt the policy to allow beverages within the libraries...AND only if they are to arrive in containers like this or this. I guess I shouldn't complain, but I'm going to anyway, and you will agree when you see what ISN'T allowed: cups with lids like this. Huh? Can someone please help me understand the logic, or lack thereof, as to why I can't bring, let's say a Starbucks to-go cup, into the library, when I can bring a travel mug in? Would anyone like to take a shot at this?
Grrr. It just pisses me off that this is happening in what is considered to be a place of higher learning. Yet we have librarians and library administration of the old school mindset who are resistant to change. I am actually pretty astonished that we have made the change over from the good ole card catalog to an OPAC!!
Fortunately, we have a new dean of libraries, and I am pretty sure his mover-and-shaker work ethic will help us move towards less strict - and less asinine- beverage rules. In fact, I hear he has already met with people (who these people are I have no idea) to discuss a coffee cart for at least one of the Libraries. Really, even if all that is changed is to allow a Starbucks ToGo cup (as we have a Starbucks in our student union plus oodles of other coffee houses just off campus), then I will be happier than a kitten with a bowl full of milk. Really.
posted by Librarylicious at 10:44 AM
4 Comments:
Damn the Man!
Hi. New here. My county library system recently initiated a drinks allowed policy with no lid restrictions as far as I can tell. And one of our regional libaries went so far as to put in a bakery and sandwich shop. Now that's fashion forward!
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Um, we have a good reason for not allowing any even with lids - our patrons are very good at spilling all over the books, even with lids, and then trying to claim that the brand new best seller we just put out was like that when they checked it out. So I'm very anti food and drinks in the library. At least until someone can come up with a way to scotch-guard books or the patrons stop yelling and screaming at us for charging them for damage they did.
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