AIBU to question praying and sleeping in the library kids area?

I think some religious people would object strongly to your description of prayer.

Really? Keep it private and I say that for all religions

There should be a specific prayer room rather than using the kids general area. It won’t even be peaceful for the guy with kids potentially running all over the place. As for the woman sleeping in the corner, that’s just a bit fucking weird! Sounds like a bit of a rough area…

Again the body odour was horrendous

Again? That's the first time you've mentioned body odour.

Don't be obtuse.

I called 101 because there was a car with a blacked out number plate driving through our area with a man singing a call to prayer through a megaphone at around 5am. He did it on a few different days. Involved a lot of shouting. Woke up my children and they were terrified.

People need to start making their minds up on what they actually want and what they feel is acceptable - not just bury their heads in the sand and pretend nothing is happening.

This whole thread is ridiculous. In a children’s library adults are simply not allowed unless with children. If library staff dont request they move to the adult section then they’re not capable of doing their job, make a complaint.

Well if there’s men sleeping in there next time that’ll be ok too??

It's Rosary beads and they're not "twiddled" with. Ignorant.

Or their childminders.

He was on the mat!

I’m not sure why the idea of praying to Jesus would be offensive in other countries. You do realise that Muslims see Jesus as the second to last Prophet before Muhammad?

I agree that the children's area is for children and their parents only

Oh yes, so far if seen the isial

1. what ifs…,
2. everyone is welcome
3. id use it as an opportunity to teach my kids…
4. he should be allowed to do whatever he wanted

I’d be wary of any man who specifically chose a kids area in a library for anything other than helping his kids with books tbh

Everything when it’s in the middle of a library and preventing kids having full access. He should have found somewhere private like a mosque or home. I suppose I could pop down to the local library in my cloak, draw a circle and triangle on the floor, take my dagger and start summoning demons. I assume that would be fine too, depending which demon I’m going to need specific candles, silver etc so might need a bit of space.

To read!

So, did the man have his children with him?
I struggle to believe that someone would choose the children's area out of the whole library to pray? Couldn't find another corner is it?
Why was he even there?
And a lady sleeping? Did she have her kids with her and she was lying next to them? Taking too much space was she?
Go put it on the local news, homeless woman uses children's library to sleep.

This post just sounds pathetic, very pathetic and pedantic.
Bet you'd complain if people were taking up too much space simply reading too.
Ain't got nothing better to do smh

Unless he was sitting with a child in the children’s area, I’d have told him to get the fuck out!

There’s a time and place for everything and commandeering a children’s library area for praying isn’t on!
Why should we make allowances for everyone else.

For all we know he was in the library picking up a book for his child, realised the time and quickly got down to his prayers. Or maybe there were people using the other areas of the library at the time and he felt moving to an empty at the time area was most appropriate/fair to other library users/he felt more comfortable away from others

Assuming he wasn't shooting dirty looks or asking you to leave the space then it didn't really affect your visit, doesn't stop your child looking for a book or you sitting down to read to them. He would have been finished within 10 minutes or so.

Rolling up the mat instead of moving away slightly is a bit odd but 🤷 still can't see it being a huge issue that would warrant writing the library off!

My kid would probably ask what he was doing, and it would be a chance to explain that he's practicing his religion

I don't know. It's good for kids to know that people come in all sorts, after a while they won't find such things strange if they encounter them occasionally. It won't happen all the time and, odd though it may seem to many adults, it's not harmful, it makes life interesting.

There is nothing wrong with prayer and rest in an appropriate / designated area within the building.

The children’s area is for children! End of!

Haha that's what I was going to say. Right next to him. And then lots of praying to Jesus. Except @sunshine240778474 had young dcs to supervise. They could maybe take a friend next time in case there's people praying and do this?
I'd definitely complain in writing. Non of this is good or appropriate.

I’m trying to imagine an adult praying in this photo or sleeping and it just doesn’t work. It’s a play area. You wouldn’t do it unless trying to be awkward and prove a point. Same as you wouldn’t sleep and pray in Tesco.