Rolanda Manning

Review of Fort Vancouver Regional Librar...

Pros: Gorgeous library, incredible vista/terrace, ...

Pros: Gorgeous library, incredible vista/terrace, friendly librarians.
Cons: Extremely limited parking...and creepy security.
I was sitting on the (if I remember correctly) 4th floor in front of the two glass walled "pay to use" rooms and started doing a bit of work on my laptop. I sat there for a while, loosing track of time when all of a sudden I got the feeling that I was being watched. I glanced to my right looking towards the glass doors of the work rooms and what was being reflected back at me nearly made me jump out of my chair. Out of the corner of my eye I caught the reflection of one of the security guards, arms folded, in an aggressive stance, leering directly at me through one of the book cases. At first, I thought I was mistaken and he couldn't possibly be that creepy. However, after 5 mins and him still not moving (or at least batting an eyelash) I whipped my head up and made direct eye contact with the prick and leered back. After 10 seconds the stalker got the message that I wasn't intimidated by him, turned on his heels,and quickly tucked tail and ran. I have made visits to the downtown library a rarity now.