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In response to my last post on ergonomics (for your eyes), I received an email from the folks at complianceandsafety.com with a nice little note saying we can use any information on their site because "We want it to help as many people as possible." They sent me a link for Office Safety Tips, which are not library specific, but I'm sure some of us in libraries work in offices, right?
The one thing that really jumped out at me that I haven't seen in any ergonomics presentations before was the command to "Stay hydrated". Good advice! Which got me thinking about the water bottle I always have close at hand at my job in a public library, which got me thinking about food and drink in libraries in general and situations where that is and isn't allowed. I've had retail jobs where employees were not allowed to drink on the sales floor because of the image it presented, and I remember being thirsty for a good part of the time. I would imagine that it is a no-no for people that work in archiving situations, but what about other libraries? When I tell patrons they are welcome to bring food in to the library, I get looks of disbelief and a repeat of the question with a "really?" attached to it. Was there a time when it was not ok to bring food and drink into a public library that has lingered in the mind of the collective? I would imagine it was when "shushing" was still really prevalent. Which may or may not show my age.
So what's the verdict: Does your library allow you to have food and drink in the building? How do you stay properly hydrated at work?
The one thing that really jumped out at me that I haven't seen in any ergonomics presentations before was the command to "Stay hydrated". Good advice! Which got me thinking about the water bottle I always have close at hand at my job in a public library, which got me thinking about food and drink in libraries in general and situations where that is and isn't allowed. I've had retail jobs where employees were not allowed to drink on the sales floor because of the image it presented, and I remember being thirsty for a good part of the time. I would imagine that it is a no-no for people that work in archiving situations, but what about other libraries? When I tell patrons they are welcome to bring food in to the library, I get looks of disbelief and a repeat of the question with a "really?" attached to it. Was there a time when it was not ok to bring food and drink into a public library that has lingered in the mind of the collective? I would imagine it was when "shushing" was still really prevalent. Which may or may not show my age.
So what's the verdict: Does your library allow you to have food and drink in the building? How do you stay properly hydrated at work?
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