Hitting the library

Okay, so this really has no bearing on the ref desk per se, but it's a true story centering on my life in and around libraries.

My first car accident occurred when I was a page at the South Branch of the Lincoln (NE) Public Library.  I backed into the library from a parking spot.

I thought my father would be furious.  Instead he was incredulous, even a little amused.

"How could you hit the library?" he asked.  "Was it moving?"

I don't think so.  But it would be worse if it was, wouldn't it?