Iwas very surprised to read in The Daily Evergreen last Tuesday that the Neill Public Library, which I direct, was being attacked for a policy it did not have.
The column suggests that we had not “gotten the memo” about breastfeeding in public. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you are a patron of the library you know that one of the strengths of the library is to welcome and support caregivers and children. We spend a good deal of your tax dollars and our energy enhancing education about child rearing – which of course includes breastfeeding. Such a life-affirming act, which by the way is one of the most important contributors to infant health, is welcome in the library and is routine, in accordance with Revised Code of Washington 43.70.640. Perhaps this had not been noticed by some newer library staff or some members of the public who may not be aware how often this occurs at the library.
So what really happened?...
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