“[The library] is the main space that folks go to get out of the element & it's designated for that purpose. But now the exact people that absolutely need to be able to have access to that are going to catch a 1-3 year ban because they're also trying to sleep outside when it's closed at night."
Why has DC's MLK Library banned sleeping outside?New enforcement includes rope barriers and police to keep homeless people from sleeping under the library's overhang.51st.news