[Publib] Trouble in the LA library.

[Judy Anderson]

It's not limited to urban libraries. At my last library I was threatened, there was graffiti inside and out, the place was egged, we called the police routinely because of fight threats. You couldn't keep the kids to a dull roar and the parents would get mad if you kicked them out.  

But the restrooms were clean.

This was a rural Washington town of under 10,000.

Judy Anderson
 Washington

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From: suekamm at mindspring.com
To: cph1776 at yahoo.com; publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] Trouble in the LA library.
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:00:13 -0700
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Of course, this is not a new issue.  Security is a problem for all urban libraries, not just LAPL.  I know that branches have begun locking the restrooms as a precaution against grafitti, but unless a staff member checks after every user returns the key, I don't necessarily see that as a deterrent.  
 
I daresay custodial problems may be caused by budget cuts.  Does Central Library have workers on hand all hours the library is open who can respond to requests to clean restrooms?  How often do custodians clean branches?

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> [Original Message]
> From: charles hobbs <cph1776 at yahoo.com>
> To: <publib at webjunction.org>
> Date: 10/25/2007 10:26:21 AM
> Subject: [Publib] Trouble in the LA library.
>
> I'm on digest, so this might have been posted
> earlier...
>
> This is getting to be a real problem in some of the LA
> branches. Not just kids talking too loud, but
> out-
 and-out violence and other anti-social behavior as
> well.
>
> The article does mention that we're getting a lot more
> people only interested in using the computers....
>
> The bathrooms at the Central Library are an absolute
> disgrace. Absolutely filthy just about every time I've
> had the misfortune to have to use them...
>
> http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-library25oct25,1,4325441.story?page=1&coll=la-headlines-california
>
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