Every year we get people who insist on coming to the library on Christmas Day. In the days following we receive the full wrath of those patrons. A flood of anger and complaints challenge our obviously cruel and unusal tradition of closing the library. We also get comments such as:
"Why do you close early on Christmas Eve?"
"Why do you close on Christmas Day?"
"Why do you ever close at all? Walmart doesn't."
I understand the common belief that those who work in a library have no life what so ever except to be at the beck and call of every customer. If you are one of these people, allow me to express my deepest regret. I'm sorry that you forgot to put Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer on hold and need it today. Perhaps you could act out the movie for your family while I am at home enjoying time with my own. To be clear, Christmas is a PUBLIC or LEGAL holiday which the whole nation celebrates. All non-essential Federal and public offices are closed.
Please see U.S. Code Title 5, Part III, Subpart E, Chapter 61, Subchapter 1, § 6103 . If you are having trouble finding this code, please stop by the library on December 26th for assistance.
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