Two-Year Ban for Nodding Off at Seattle Libraries

Don't plan on getting too comfy next time you're heading to the library or best yet, just bring the snooze of a book home, before you get caught up in one of the newest (and toughest) rule changes approved by the Seattle Public Library Board. A 20 percent increase in recent library traffic and 1,300 plus violations have prompted the board to take a tough-love approach, granting libraries the power to place a two-year ban on repeat offenders. Most common violations include: bringing in extra large luggage, removing clothing or getting naked, and (the biggest culprit) sleeping, aka nodding off, cat napping, dozing off or "resting my eyes."

UPDATE: The folks at Seattle Public Library wanted us to review their existing rules and provide more clarification on the the two-year ban, before your next trip to the library. The SPL Communications Director informed us, "There is no two year ban for nodding off at libraries. There are, however, different length exclusions depending on the severity of the violation. The maximum exclusion someone can get for sleeping is 30 days. It’s usually just a few days after an educational warning." Apparently, committing a criminal act will get you a year-long exclusion. As for a two year ban that's for what, SPL says, "the person who is ALREADY excluded for a criminal violation, reoffends in that same period. Then they would be excluded for another year (making it a total of two years)."