[Publib] Re:"Little Johnny" and Essential Services

[Robert L. Balliot]

Greetings,

Sue Kamm used the term 'perp' to describe trouble
making bug thieves.  It only has one syllable and 
could be used to describe the very young to the
very old - unless (of course) they are affluent.

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Robert L. Balliot
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Skype: RBalliot
Bristol, Rhode Island
http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm
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-----Original Message-----
From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Beth Saxton
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 11:06 AM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Re:"Little Johnny" and Essential Services

Can we please stop referring to "little Johnny" as if young patrons
are the sole cause of these problems.   

I don't know  about you, but we have many more problems with the
so-called "adults"  who print endlessly  because they don't
understand the process, can't be bothered to bring their library
cards to the library, treat us like clerks at Kinkos, and use the
numbers of friends to spend 4 hours on the computer in what I call
the "myspace coma". 

My teens on the other hand work print preview, have their library
card numbers memorized, wait their turn for computer reservations and
often finish before their time is up. No, they aren't perfect, but
I'll take an 8-14 year-old who doesn't know how to act in public over
a 38 year-old with the same problem any day. 

Elizabeth Saxton
Teen Librarian
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