[Publib] After hours library use

[Kathleen McCorkle]

We have after hours for teens and if I don't have a guy here when it is mostly boys they can get pretty wild.  Last time my husband just sat and read his newspaper.
I did have a talk with a few of them on a one to one basis (I don't like to embarrass them in front of peers) and they have been much better.  Don't you just love the kids when they say "who, me?"
I have six and four were boys and there isn't much I haven't heard or seen or dealt with since our house was always full of kids.  That way I always knew where mine were. :-)

Kathleen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Allison Angell 
To: publib at webjunction.org 
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 7:50 PM
Subject: [Publib] After hours library use


   Hi,
   My library doesn't open until noon on Saturdays, so we have our computer classes in the morning.  There are 5-6 staff people working here behind the scenes in the morning, so safety isn't an issue, and the public isn't clamoring for computers.  
   I have to admit - I'd never thought about the dangers of working alone!  I had a study night for the teens after hours on Sunday night.  Nothing happened - nothing ever does - but it's worth keeping in mind for the future.
   Allison

   Allison Angell, Head of Youth Services
   Benicia (Calif.) Public Library
   allison_angell at yahoo.com

Hello librarians,

Is this true?  Do other libraries (specifically ones with few PCs to go
around) do odd stuff like open after hours for instruction and things 
like
that?

I truly want to do what is best for the community, but I also want to 
be
safe.  Thoughts?  Solutions?  Ideas?

As always, I anxiously await your wisdom.

Thanks,

-Katie

Katie Knight
Adult Services Librarian
Granville County Public Library System
Thornton Library
210 Main Street
Oxford, NC 27565

Phone: 919 693-1121
Fax: 919 693-2244


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