I had liked this library up until tonight. It closes at 9 and the loud speaker gives warnings 30 mins before, 15 mins before, 5 mins before, like a normal library or any other business. I expected to also be reminded in person of it closing when it got to be around 8:50. However, I was not expect to be yelled at and kicked out 10 mins before closing because the librarian had "worked eight hours and was really hot!" (Mind you, she said this while wearing a huge scarf around her neck). I explained kindly that I knew it was closing in 10 mins and that that I was just wrapping up my final thoughts on my paper. She responded that she didn't care and that it's too hot and she's too tired to work anymore.
I would have understood if she had explained to me kindly that she was very hot/tired and even though the library had just announced I had 10 mins left, she would really like it if I packed up early.
But she didn't do that.
It was also unnecessary to do what she did because there was two other librarians present in the Small library. This means she could've left at that moment (five minutes earlier) and two of the other librarians could have closed. This indicates poor management to me.
If ANYTHING she could have taken off her heavy scarf and coat and perhaps solved her issue of being TOO HOT to deal with life. It was not that hot and is actually 66 degrees outside right now. The high of today was 75 degrees. Ya that's pretty high for the end of September in Weston, MA, but it is not a New Mexico heat wave.
I am confused why this happened and am disappointed that it did. read more