Schaumburg Libraries Enacting Sleep, Smell Policies

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 19, 2009 8:45PM

Schaumburg Township District library system is setting new rules that are aimed at smelly or sleeping patrons though they swear the new policies are not aimed at homeless people who may be spending part of their day in a library. According to the Daily Herald:

This week, the library board approved a policy to address odor problems among patrons and plans to finalize a policy against sleeping in the library at the April board meeting.

The library intends to be considerate and nonconfrontational toward those in violation of its patron conduct policies, said Stephanie Sarnoff, the new library director.

The policies are intended to be applied only in situations where other patrons or staff are made uncomfortable about using the library, she added.

The odor policy claims it takes multiple offenses with no real concerted effort by the violator before any kind of banning would take place. But it's not just an unclean stink that could get you in trouble; awful-smelling perfume or cologne could also cause offending odors, so skip applying Sex Panther if you're going to be a while. [Daily Herald via WBBM]