Police said they will be increasing patrols at the library headquarters downtown.

The Gainesville Police Department is searching for a man who ogled women while masturbating in a public library Wednesday.

Police say the man was seen masturbating at the Alachua County Headquarters Library, at 401 E. University Ave. While doing this, a witness said, the man peered through a hole in a book at two women sitting at a nearby desk, according to a GPD media brief sent Thursday.

Police described the suspect as a 6-foot, 30- to 50-year-old black man with a "pudgy" stomach, short hair and no facial hair. He was wearing a white T-shirt, jean shorts and black shoes.

The media brief said police will be increasing patrols at the library.

Investigators ask that anyone with information about the incident or the possible suspect to contact GPD at 352-955-1818 or CrimeStoppers at 352-372-STOP.