There have been so many statements/questions on Reddit that boil down to "Look, we're not social workers. We're not trained to be social workers, we're not certified, we're not equipped, our facility isn't designed for it, we're not staffed for it, and we're certainly not paid for it. SO STOP EXPECTING US TO BE SOCIAL WORKERS!"
One of the worst that I've seen recently was a city that wanted to turn a library that wasn't open to the public into a day care center for city employees WITHOUT SUPERVISION BY ANYBODY. They basically thought all these kids could be left alone and no damage to them or the library would ensue and there would be no liability.
I remember one question about an unmasked patron, and the consensus was "If you're not wearing a mask, we'll be happy to fetch anything you need for curbside delivery, but you're not allowed inside the library without a mask."
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Date: 2020-09-03 03:20 am (UTC)One of the worst that I've seen recently was a city that wanted to turn a library that wasn't open to the public into a day care center for city employees WITHOUT SUPERVISION BY ANYBODY. They basically thought all these kids could be left alone and no damage to them or the library would ensue and there would be no liability.
I remember one question about an unmasked patron, and the consensus was "If you're not wearing a mask, we'll be happy to fetch anything you need for curbside delivery, but you're not allowed inside the library without a mask."