The library seemed like a haven for me. I could walk in, claim my comfy seat, choose my favorite book, and just relax before having to drill my homework at home. Or, when society was annoying, I could just ditch the drama and be in my happy place.
Now, I can’t do that. Why?
Because I don’t carry my plastic green card everywhere I go.
For students, it has become a bit of a nuisance. If we don’t have our plastic green card, we aren’t allowed tutoring from NHS students. We aren’t able to be productive and do our homework while waiting for our rides. We have to explain to our parents why we have to go to the Northampton library, or we have to beg our friends to print out our copy along with theirs. Because of a little green card, students aren’t allowed to use one of the most valuable resources that South provides.
But then again, why don’t we carry our student ID cards around? They are small, light squares, so we should be able to carry them around without any problem, right? Nowadays, our phones are technically plastered to us, so why not something else? Doesn’t this exhibit our immaturity and irresponsibility?
That may be going a little overboard because this was such a sudden change. Before anyone knew it, we were rejected from a public and daily-use space. Teenagers do tend to lose stuff, and since the whole ID card thing wasn’t on our radar before, we may have had trouble because we had to adapt to the adjustment.
So, should the library’s security ease up a bit? Why is this even a thing?
I have seen many of the books covered in dust, and if there are even less visitors in this facility, these books will be painted with dust. All those amazing magazines won’t be seen by the student body because without our plastic ID cards, we’re not allowed in. Do we really want that?
No, we probably don’t. So to prevent the library from getting really lonely, maybe we should attempt to be responsible and comply with these new rules. These are put in for safety and security, and if we try, our problems may disappear.
Now, I can’t do that. Why?
Because I don’t carry my plastic green card everywhere I go.
For students, it has become a bit of a nuisance. If we don’t have our plastic green card, we aren’t allowed tutoring from NHS students. We aren’t able to be productive and do our homework while waiting for our rides. We have to explain to our parents why we have to go to the Northampton library, or we have to beg our friends to print out our copy along with theirs. Because of a little green card, students aren’t allowed to use one of the most valuable resources that South provides.
But then again, why don’t we carry our student ID cards around? They are small, light squares, so we should be able to carry them around without any problem, right? Nowadays, our phones are technically plastered to us, so why not something else? Doesn’t this exhibit our immaturity and irresponsibility?
That may be going a little overboard because this was such a sudden change. Before anyone knew it, we were rejected from a public and daily-use space. Teenagers do tend to lose stuff, and since the whole ID card thing wasn’t on our radar before, we may have had trouble because we had to adapt to the adjustment.
So, should the library’s security ease up a bit? Why is this even a thing?
I have seen many of the books covered in dust, and if there are even less visitors in this facility, these books will be painted with dust. All those amazing magazines won’t be seen by the student body because without our plastic ID cards, we’re not allowed in. Do we really want that?
No, we probably don’t. So to prevent the library from getting really lonely, maybe we should attempt to be responsible and comply with these new rules. These are put in for safety and security, and if we try, our problems may disappear.