I love that I live in a city with a robust library system. I can borrow books online, and check out books from distant branches by having them moved to my local

I love that I live in a city with a robust library system. I can borrow books online, and check out books from distant branches by having them moved to my local one. The last time I actually went into my local branch to do some focused reading every chair and table was filled with other folks doing the same thing. That is, except for one whole table that a homeless guy had commandeered to lay out his belongings, and was circling and grunting. The guy clearly needed the kind of help you’re not going to find in a library. My city shelters everyone, and has a generous safety net. I don’t know what else to do, but realized the library isn’t the place to go for a library-like atmosphere. Luckily the library cordons off the children’s section on a separate floor where adults aren’t generally permitted.