Library workers typically don't ask patrons whether they have someplace else to go.
But when they're dragging luggage, bags of clothing or bedding through the doors and remain inside all day, the signals are easy to read.
That's the case with a young woman who spends her days in the Downtown branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
Comfortably seated on a wooden bench reading Stephen King's Under the Dome recently, the woman said she's happy to be in a safe, warm and friendly environment."Security here makes it possible to be a homeless person who can enjoy the library, rather than a homeless person just looking to get out of the snow," said the woman, who asked not to be named because of her personal situation.
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