[Publib] Library Closing for "after school hours"

[Reed Winterbourne]

I'm not sure how you can compare your situation in a town of 4,700 to one 5 
times the size in a different state.  The answers are more difficult to come 
up with than you might think, parents don't care and the police put these 
problems low on their list of priorities.

Reed

>I'm against closing the library for those hours. That
>punishes the non-problem patrons. It's a real struggle
>to keep middle school kids behaving the way we'd like
>(as in, not disrupting the library visit for other
>patrons, respecting the facilities and keeping a
>modicum of quiet), but it can be done.
>
>Consistency in enforcement of clear rules, working
>with schools and law enforcement, and being proactive
>with informing problem kids' parents when possible,
>work.  When kids know the rules and see consequences
>meted out to offenders, they usually (uh, often, OK,
>sometimes) comply.  If they don't, kick 'em out.  Keep
>a list and give it to the local police.

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