[OPLINLIST] Policies needed per unacceptable bodily hygiene
Sara Payne
spayne@morleylibrary.org
Wed, 11 May 2005 11:35:19 -0400
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Colleagues,
Here are three articles about the infamous law suit against a New Jersey
Public Library who tossed out one of the unwashed: (followed by Morley's
Policy)
<http://web10.epnet.com/authHjafDetail.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+87F61AB3%2DE6FB%2D49
B1%2D9B73%2DCF8C8932B8E7%40sessionmgr5+dbs+f5h+cp+1+D84C&_us=hd+True+hs+True
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%22Policy%20Review%22&fc=T> Policy Review; Fall94 Issue 70, p48, 7p, 4bw
Judges Are Giving Neighborhoods a Bum Rap
"For years Richard Kreimer was a regular at the Morristown, New Jersey
public library. Dressed in soiled and sweat-soaked clothes, the homeless man
spent his days stalking, staring down, and speaking loudly and belligerently
to library staff and patrons. Kreimer's foul smell and anti-social behavior
literally drove people from the facility, a fact many witnesses observed. By
1990, the townspeople had enough; they wanted Kreimer out of their library.
Numerous complaints forced the library's board of directors to pass a
regulation barring individuals guilty of "staring at another with the intent
to annoy" and "patrons whose bodily hygiene is so offensive as to constitute
a nuisance to other persons." The new rule was aimed at Kreimer, and the
police evicted him from the library.
Kreimer, however, had no intention of going peacefully. He sued the library
and the police, charging that the library rules discriminated against him
based on his status as a homeless person. Owing to the circumstances of his
homelessness, Kreimer claimed he should not be expected to bathe. Library
director Nancy Byouk Hammeke disagreed. The case, she said, was "not about
homelessness. There are homeless people in this library every day, dozens of
them. This case was about anti-social behavior."
DON'T SAY
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rd++Kreimer+ex%5B0+%2Dproximity+mdb%5B0+%2Dimh+0359&fn=1&rn=3#toc> "SHHH"
Kreimer's case came up before federal district Judge Lee Sarokin, one of the
most liberal judges in the federal court system, who immediately agreed to
hear the case and appointed lawyers to represent Kreimer; the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU) leapt to his defense as well. Sarokin overturned the
library hygiene regulation. "If we wish to shield our eyes and noses from
the homeless, we should revoke their condition, not their library cards,"
Sarokin said in his decision. He claimed that "the cause of the revulsion
may be of our own making," and that the library "cannot condition access on
behavior, appearance, or hygiene" because it is an "unreasonable wealth
classification." Sarokin also struck down the library rule that visitors
"not annoy others through noisy or boisterous behavior" suddenly, it was
unconstitutional to say "Shhh" at the Morristown library. Fighting these
intrusions to peace and order ultimately cost Morristown taxpayers over
$250,000 in legal fees; Kreimer was awarded $230,000 in damages.
Judge Sarokin's decision eventually was overturned on appeal, but the
continued legal threats from Kreimer and his support from liberal activists,
including the ACLU, eventually forced the city of Morristown to award
Kreimer $150,000 out of court. Town officials said they could not afford the
costs of the continuing legal battles with Kreimer and his court-appointed
attorneys. The library also settled with Kreimer, to the tune of $80,000.
PRELUDES TO CRIME
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This year President Clinton and the U.S. Senate took Kreimer's side in the
dispute. "
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National%20Review%22&fc=T> National Review; 6/24/91, Vol. 43 Issue 11, p10,
2p, 1 cartoon
Congratulations!
"Your First Amendment rights have been expanded again! A Newark, N.J.,
federal judge has ruled that you can't be thrown out of a library just
because you don't bathe and others don't happen to like the way you smell.
This new beachhead of justice was secured by lawyers for the ACLU and
Richard Kreimer, a homeless, jobless gent. ``If we wish to shield our eyes
and noses from the homeless,'' Judge H. Lee Sarokin ruled, ``we should
revoke their condition, not their library cards.'' Pretty snappy, your
honor. But Mr. Kreimer has recently rejected -- turned up his nose at, you
might say -- a job as a kitchen maintenance worker. Still, Judge Sarokin
keeps making with the epigrams: ``Society has survived not banning books
which it finds offensive from its libraries; it will survive not banning
persons whom it likewise finds offensive from its libraries.'' No doubt. But
will it survive not banning Judge Sarokin?"
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%22New%20York%20Times%22&fc=T> New York Times; 1/21/2005, Vol. 154 Issue
53101, pB1, 2p
Abstract:
Reports on the Richard Kreimer shook up the municipalities in northern New
Jersey with a series a lawsuits that broke new ground in extending the civil
rights of his fellow homeless people. Objection of Kreimer in the New Jersey
transit system and its 160 railroad stations; Complaint of Kreimer of the
American Civil Liberties Union (A. C. L. U.); Decision made by the New
Jersey Transit and the A. C. L. U. to make sure people are not being singled
out because of being homeless./
So, while Morley Library makes clear in our Behavior and Conduct Policy that
"Using restrooms for bathing or shampooing, doing laundry, or changing
clothes is prohibited.", we absolutely allow the use of this public facility
by anyone, fresh smelling or not. We are a County Seat, and like others in
this situation, we see more than our share of individuals needing the
services provided here. And we deal with it. As, in my opinion, we should.
In the very litigious atmosphere that exists in our Country, I would tread
very carefully on an individual's right to use the Public Library.
A small tub of Vicks Vapo Rub can make all the difference.
Sara Eklund Payne
Morley Library
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From: oplinlist-admin@oplin.org [mailto:oplinlist-admin@oplin.org] On Behalf
Of Marlene Pelyhes
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:56 AM
To: oplinlist@oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINLIST] Policies needed per unacceptable bodily hygiene
Hello,
Does your library have a policy that addresses unacceptable bodily hygiene?
I was wondering how you handle patron instances of very stinky, have to hold
your breath patrons in your public internet area.
Jacksonville Public Library policy states:
"Maintain acceptable bodily hygiene. If bodily odor is offensive enough to
constitute a nuisance to other people, the customer shall be required to
leave the building."
I have heard that a patron sued a Cleveland area library and won when he/she
was banned from using the library for unacceptable bodily hygiene since it
is an infraction his rights to get library service. I would appreciate any
feedback on this issue.
Thanks,
Marlene Pelyhes
mpl_marlenep@yahoo.com
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face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmedium-normal1><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Here are three =
articles
about the infamous law suit against a New Jersey Public Library who =
tossed out
one of the unwashed: (followed by Morley’s =
Policy)<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmedium-normal1><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmedium-normal1><font size=3D2 =
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title=3D"Policy Review"><font color=3Dred><span =
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Fall94 Issue 70, p48, 7p, 4bw<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><a =
name=3DAN9411046139-2><strong><b><font
size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Judges Are Giving Neighborhoods a Bum Rap =
</span></font></b></strong></a><font
size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3Dmedium-normal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>“For years <em><b><i><font
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Richard</span></font></i></b=
></em>
<em><b><i><font face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b=
></em>
was a regular at the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Morristown</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st=3D"on">New Jersey</st1:State></st1:place> public =
library.
Dressed in soiled and sweat-soaked clothes, the homeless man spent his =
days
stalking, staring down, and speaking loudly and belligerently to library =
staff
and patrons. <em><b><i><font face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Kreimer's</span></font></i></b></em> foul smell and
anti-social behavior literally drove people from the facility, a fact =
many
witnesses observed. By 1990, the townspeople had enough; they wanted =
<em><b><i><font
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b=
></em>
out of their library. Numerous complaints forced the library's board of
directors to pass a regulation barring individuals guilty of =
"staring at
another with the intent to annoy" and "patrons whose bodily =
hygiene
is so offensive as to constitute a nuisance to other persons." The =
new
rule was aimed at <em><b><i><font face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b></em>, and the police =
evicted
him from the library. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3Dmedium-normal><em><b><i><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'=
>Kreimer</span></font></i></b></em><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>, however, had no intention of =
going
peacefully. He sued the library and the police, charging that the =
library rules
discriminated against him based on his status as a homeless person. =
Owing to
the circumstances of his homelessness, <em><b><i><font =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b=
></em>
claimed he should not be expected to bathe. Library director Nancy Byouk
Hammeke disagreed. The case, she said, was "not about homelessness. =
There
are homeless people in this library every day, dozens of them. This case =
was
about anti-social behavior." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><a name=3DAN9411046139-3 =
id=3D"hd_toc"></a><b><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><a
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title=3D"DON'T SAY "SHHH" ">DON'T SAY "SHHH" =
</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class=3Dmedium-normal><em><b><i><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'=
>Kreimer's</span></font></i></b></em><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> case came up before federal =
district
Judge Lee Sarokin, one of the most liberal judges in the federal court =
system,
who immediately agreed to hear the case and appointed lawyers to =
represent <em><b><i><font
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b=
></em>;
the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) leapt to his defense as well. =
Sarokin
overturned the library hygiene regulation. "If we wish to shield =
our eyes
and noses from the homeless, we should revoke their condition, not their
library cards," Sarokin said in his decision. He claimed that =
"the
cause of the revulsion may be of our own making," and that the =
library
"cannot condition access on behavior, appearance, or hygiene" =
because
it is an "unreasonable wealth classification." Sarokin also =
struck down
the library rule that visitors "not annoy others through noisy or
boisterous behavior" suddenly, it was unconstitutional to say
"Shhh" at the <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Morristown</st1:place></st1:City>
library. Fighting these intrusions to peace and order ultimately cost =
<st1:City
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Morristown</st1:place></st1:City> =
taxpayers over
$250,000 in legal fees; <em><b><i><font face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b></em> was awarded =
$230,000
in damages. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3Dmedium-normal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Judge Sarokin's decision =
eventually was
overturned on appeal, but the continued legal threats from =
<em><b><i><font
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b=
></em>
and his support from liberal activists, including the ACLU, eventually =
forced
the city of <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Morristown</st1:place></st1:City>
to award <em><b><i><font face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b></em> $150,000 out of court. Town =
officials
said they could not afford the costs of the continuing legal battles =
with
Kreimer and his court-appointed attorneys. The library also settled with =
<em><b><i><font
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Kreimer</span></font></i></b=
></em>,
to the tune of $80,000. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><a name=3DAN9411046139-4 =
id=3D"hd_toc"></a><b><font
size=3D4 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><a
href=3D"http://web10.epnet.com/citation.asp?tb=3D1&_ug=3Dsid+87F61AB3=
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title=3D"PRELUDES TO CRIME ">PRELUDES TO CRIME =
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<p class=3Dmedium-normal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>This year President Clinton and =
the U.S.
Senate took <em><b><i><font face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>Kreimer's</span></font></i></b></em> side in the =
dispute. “<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmedium-normal1><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></s=
pan></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmedium-normal1><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></s=
pan></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmedium-normal1><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dred
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:red'><a
href=3D"http://web10.epnet.com/authHjafDetail.asp?tb=3D1&_ug=3Dsid+87=
F61AB3%2DE6FB%2D49B1%2D9B73%2DCF8C8932B8E7%40sessionmgr5+dbs+f5h+cp+1+D84=
C&_us=3Dhd+False+hs+True+cst+0%3B1+or+Date+fh+False+ss+SO+sm+ES+sl+0+=
ri+KAAACB5A00002341+dstb+ES+mh+1+frn+1+629F&_uso=3Dtg%5B2+%2D+tg%5B1+=
%2D+tg%5B0+%2D+db%5B0+%2Df5h+hd+False+op%5B2+%2DAnd+op%5B1+%2DAnd+op%5B0+=
%2D+st%5B2+%2D+st%5B1+%2Dsmell+st%5B0+%2Dlibrary++patron+ex%5B0+%2Dproxim=
ity+mdb%5B0+%2Dimh+F3A5&db=3Df5hjnh&bs=3DJN%20%22National%20Revie=
w%22&fc=3DT"
title=3D"National Review"><font color=3Dred><span =
style=3D'color:red'>National Review</span></font></a>;
6/24/91, Vol. 43 Issue 11, p10, 2p, 1 cartoon<a name=3Dtoc> =
<o:p></o:p></a></span></font></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Congratulations! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>“Your First Amendment rights have been expanded again! A =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Newark</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">N.J.</st1:State></st1:place>,
federal judge has ruled that you can't be thrown out of a =
<em><b><i><font
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'>library</span></font></i></b></em>=
just because you don't bathe and others don't happen to like the way you =
<em><b><i><font
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'>smell</span></font></i></b></em>.
This new beachhead of justice was secured by lawyers for the ACLU and =
Richard
Kreimer, a homeless, jobless gent. ``If we wish to shield our eyes and =
noses
from the homeless,'' Judge H. Lee Sarokin ruled, ``we should revoke =
their
condition, not their <em><b><i><font color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'>library</span></font></i></b></em>=
cards.'' Pretty snappy, your honor. But Mr. Kreimer has recently =
rejected --
turned up his nose at, you might say -- a job as a kitchen maintenance =
worker.
Still, Judge Sarokin keeps making with the epigrams: ``Society has =
survived not
banning books which it finds offensive from its <em><b><i><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'>libraries</span></font></i></b></e=
m>;
it will survive not banning persons whom it likewise finds offensive =
from its <em><b><i><font
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:bold'>libraries</span></font></i></b></e=
m>.''
No doubt. But will it survive not banning Judge =
Sarokin?”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dmedium-normal1><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dred
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:red'><a
href=3D"http://web10.epnet.com/authHjafDetail.asp?tb=3D1&_ug=3Dsid+87=
F61AB3%2DE6FB%2D49B1%2D9B73%2DCF8C8932B8E7%40sessionmgr5+dbs+f5h+cp+1+D84=
C&_us=3Dhd+True+hs+True+cst+0%3B1%3B2+or+Date+fh+False+ss+SO+sm+KS+sl=
+0+ri+KAAACB5A00002411+dstb+KS+mh+1+frn+1+F3D7&_uso=3Dtg%5B0+%2D+db%5=
B0+%2Df5h+hd+False+op%5B0+%2D+st%5B0+%2DRichard++Kreimer+ex%5B0+%2Dproxim=
ity+mdb%5B0+%2Dimh+0359&db=3Df5hjnh&bs=3DJN%20%22New%20York%20Tim=
es%22&fc=3DT"
title=3D"New York Times"><font color=3Dred><span style=3D'color:red'>New =
York Times</span></font></a>;
1/21/2005, Vol. 154 Issue 53101, pB1, =
2p<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<div align=3Dcenter>
<table class=3DMsoNormalTable border=3D0 cellspacing=3D3 cellpadding=3D0 =
width=3D"95%"
style=3D'width:95.0%'>
<tr>
<td nowrap valign=3Dtop style=3D'padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'>
<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dright style=3D'text-align:right'><b><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Abstract:</span></font></b><font =
size=3D1
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td valign=3Dtop style=3D'padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Reports on =
the <b><i><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Richard</span></i></b> =
<b><i><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Kreimer</span></i></b> =
shook up
the municipalities in northern <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">New
Jersey</st1:place></st1:State> with a series a lawsuits that broke =
new
ground in extending the civil rights of his fellow homeless people. =
Objection
of <b><i><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Kreimer</span></i></b>
in the New Jersey transit system and its 160 railroad stations; =
Complaint of <b><i><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Kreimer</span></i></b> of =
the
American Civil Liberties Union (A. C. L. U.); Decision made by the New =
Jersey
Transit and the A. C. L. U. to make sure people are not being singled =
out
because of being homeless./</span></font><font size=3D1 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
=
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span=
></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>So, while Morley Library makes clear in our Behavior and Conduct =
Policy
that “</span></font><font face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial'>Using
restrooms for bathing or shampooing, doing laundry, or changing clothes =
is
prohibited.”, </span></font>we absolutely allow the use of this =
public
facility by anyone, fresh smelling or not. We are a County Seat, =
and like
others in this situation, we see more than our share of individuals =
needing the
services provided here. And we deal with it. As, in my =
opinion, we
should.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>In the very litigious atmosphere that exists in our Country, I =
would
tread very carefully on an individual’s right to use the Public =
Library.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>A small tub of Vicks Vapo Rub can make all the =
difference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Sara Eklund Payne<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Morley Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>
<hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1>
</span></font></div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font =
size=3D2
face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
oplinlist-admin@oplin.org [mailto:oplinlist-admin@oplin.org] <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Marlene Pelyhes<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, May 11, =
2005
10:56 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
oplinlist@oplin.org<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [OPLINLIST] =
Policies
needed per unacceptable bodily hygiene</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Does your library have a policy that addresses unacceptable =
bodily
hygiene?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>I was wondering how you handle patron instances of very =
stinky,
have to hold your breath patrons in your public internet =
area. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Jacksonville Public Library policy =
states:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>"Maintain acceptable bodily hygiene. If bodily odor is =
offensive
enough to constitute a nuisance to other people, the customer shall be =
required
to leave the building." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>I have heard that a patron sued a <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>
area library and won when he/she was banned from using the library for
unacceptable bodily hygiene since it is an infraction his rights to =
get
library service. I would appreciate any feedback on this
issue. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Marlene Pelyhes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><a =
href=3D"mailto:mpl_marlenep@yahoo.com">mpl_marlenep@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o=
:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>
<hr size=3D1 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter>
</span></font></div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
<a =
href=3D"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/my/navbar/sethp/*http:/www.yahoo.com/r/hs"=
>Make
Yahoo! your home page</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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