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Reading this article about a student who lived in his college library for seven months reminded me of an article I read a few years ago about the Houston homeless. One of these was a man who lost his job and apartment, yet managed to keep these facts a secret from his family and girlfriend for nearly a year. He slept in his car, took showers at the municipal tennis court facility, and carried on as though everything was status quo.
I often go to various Houston area libraries to write or research and invariably I find several homeless people there reading, surfing the Internet or otherwise using the computers. While I think it’s a noble use of our libraries, I have to admit wishing that libraries insisted on a little soap and shower as a requirement for the homeless to use the facilities. Such odorous moments usually result in a change of plans where I’m off looking for another library or quiet bookstore to visit.
