The author/Liu Yuxi agreed not to play Facebook, but as a local mother, she is quite emotional. We often go to the beautiful children's library of Kaohsiung City Library, where there are many books and the space is very suitable for preschool children. However, I don't know why, parents and children who use children's rooms have become very few recently. Yesterday's experience finally let us know the reason.

At eight o'clock last night, we read a picture book to Ma Ma at a normal volume. Ma Ma listened intently and answered occasionally, but was interrupted by the staff in the museum. The staff of the museum knocked at the door and said, please keep your voice down. We just nodded and said, sorry, let's continue reading the story. After all, we feel that we are using it rationally and have a clear conscience. The horse didn't take it to heart, and continued to sit quietly listening to the story. Unexpectedly, an unknown mother broke out for numbness! Mother shouted angrily to the librarian, "miss, is this the children's library?" Is there a height and age limit for users? Since there is no restriction, why should children who use it reasonably be prohibited from making any noise? You put pressure on children and parents like this, don't you What kind of children's library is this? You asked the mayor to judge? What do you mean, you only expect silent children to use such expensive facilities? 』 ? The librarian walked away silently without explanation. I didn't help at the moment. I wanted to wait until my mother scolded me, and then let Mamo thank my aunt for her big words. But when the mother finished speaking angrily, she told her children to leave this "unfriendly place" in English. At the same time, several parents and children also got up and left. For a time, we were almost the only users who were scarce in the museum. The picture is a design picture and does not involve the context (shengpan @ pixabaycc0 public domain). Now, I suddenly understand why there are so few users in the children's hall. To be honest, we are also slow-witted, and even if we are "warned" by the librarian, we will not be angry. But what about those poor and disadvantaged families? When the library first opened, we often saw old grandfathers and grandmothers in rags with grandchildren. I also told her professor that I was very happy to see them bring their children to use the library. However, if these grandparents are warned by the librarian, they will feel ashamed and never dare to set foot in the children's hall again! There are books to read at home. However, for these disadvantaged families, how unfair it is to miss these reading opportunities! ? Later, I felt that I should support my mother, so I let my husband go first with Mamo. I went to the counter and euphemistically expressed my thoughts and asked the librarian whether "reading storybooks" violated the rules of use. The librarian just replied faintly: we are just "reminding". After all, some parents do not like noise. We can understand that civil servants are bound to be in a dilemma when faced with different demands from different citizens. However, how many vulnerable families will be scared away by this warning called "reminder"? It is said that some people complained about the noise, but we met strangers and outspoken supporters. The children's library has been roughly divided into pre-school area and after-school area, and the pre-school area even has a padded game pool. If the library doesn't welcome children, why spend a lot of money on these facilities? Well-intentioned hardware design, but no corresponding management thinking, just a waste of budget. Kaohsiung still has a long way to go to be a livable city. Originally, the map on the tall building was well designed, and the independent floor of the children's area did not interfere with the general readers. Preschool children and school-age children also have districts, but the new design is not as good as the old-fashioned executor, which is probably a problem that will arise when the government takes full power next year. In the corner of the soft sofa in the preschool children's area, there have been junior high school students holding K books. They are not driven away, but children who accidentally read aloud or roll happily in the game pool will be warned by the librarian. How much of this warning, called "reminder", is only for adults to save trouble for a while, but not from the perspective of children users? ? Seriously, this is the reason why the birth rate in Taiwan Province Province has dropped. The whole society regards children as a "problem" that should be eliminated. Parents with children (especially women) are "troublemakers" and need to be guarded against and warned. Even the public facilities designed by children are not allowed to be used by "real children". This is an intangible cost imposed on parents every minute. This cannot be compensated by subsidies of several thousand yuan or even tens of thousands of yuan. From sexism or long working hours in the workplace to the management of children's libraries, this is not a child-friendly design, and the bitter fruit of the aging population is borne by the whole people. * This article is taken from Liu Yuxi. Please do not reprint without permission.