Thursday, January 17, 2013

One More Reason Why Working in a Library is so Low-Stress


Kittatas Library robbed at gunpoint.  (Ellenburg Daily Record, 1/16/2013)

The perp:
  • Race and gender:  White male
  • Age:  Late teens, early 20s
  • Clothing:  jeans, black zip-up hooded sweatshirt
  • Height:   5'10" to 6'0"
The take:
  • $15-20 in library money
  • Employee's wallet

The victim:  the woman working alone in the library.

Kittatas, population 1381, is located 115 miles east-southeast of Seattle.

About the library (year not specified; 2009?):
  • 18,000 items in collection
  • 3,221 annual circulation
  • 1,734 square feet
  • No website (at least I can find one)

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