I read recently that a man defecated in the stairwell at the
Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr and it was captured on security video. I can
honestly say that our university library does not have a brown bomber roaming
the library. What was this man thinking? Were all the stalls occupied and it
was do or die moment? I have done my fair share of diaper changes, kitty box
cleanings, and backyard scooper patrol but I have no idea what I would do if I
found a ‘lump of coal’ in the stairwell on my way up to pull a book. I don’t think
library school covers this subject but perhaps it should. What should the
course be called?
Our library consists of three main floors as well as the
lower level where I work and theology and philosophy are housed. The building
was built in the 1970s and the architects poorly planned the restrooms. On the
lower level patrons will find both male and female facilities. There are no
restrooms on the main floor which in itself is strange but it gets stranger.
The second floor only has a male restroom and you guessed it—the third floor
only has a female restroom. Even though
our library has an odd restroom arrangement necessitating planning ahead for
emergencies, our students and patrons manage to find their way to the correct facility
without finding the need to drop his/her drawers in the stairwell.
What about you? Have you had a stealthy or perhaps not so
stealthy brown bomber? How was it handled or is the mysterious stranger still
delivering packages?
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