 The library can turn into a safe place for people in need. Hady Clotter shares with us how the library exercises an open door policy. We've all heard the saying never judge a book by its cover and at the Bemidji Public Library they follow that motto. I come to the library every day because I'm homeless and I don't have nowhere else to go. For the past few months Roger Jackson has used the library as somewhat of a shelter. He even told me he was thrown out of a bar for no reason but he believes it's because he's homeless. Every single day I've been coming here just to keep warm and read books and use the computer and stuff you know but everybody's been real respectful. According to branch manager Sherrod Brumback the library is a safe place and it's open to anyone regardless if they're homeless or not. We have people that spend young people that will come and spend all day in the library. We have people of all ages that don't have homes that stay in some of the homeless shelters in the area. They are welcome here as long as they're following our policies our posted policies. There's so much to do in the library like story time for young kids, browse the internet or just read. Bemidji police chief Mike Mastin says the library is a public place and everyone has the ability to go there. You mentioned like SOS and some of the other shelters typically have rules or they have different hours and they're not available during that time because of choices they've made they're not able to go to those facilities. So really the last resort is a place like the library. Mastin also says issues like intoxication or someone sleeping outside violate the rules of the library but it's not necessarily criminal behavior. Library is a nice place it's comfortable it's warm it's got Wi-Fi and it's public. I mean they have the ability to go there. Now they need to follow the rules of the establishment and that's where they're running into some of the issues. In Bemidji, Haiti-Claude, Lakeland News. Anyone not following the rules that are posted throughout the library may be asked to leave or issued a trespass notice.