[Publib] Chalkboard paint

[Lisa Richland]

Hi John-

We just painted a large swath of out YA room wall with this.  We put out
color chalk and an eraser, wrote "Teen Space Be Nice" across the top and let
them have at it.  It has been terrific.  I have had to erase one offensive
remark (NOT about the library director) and the teens love it.  When I told
the board I was doing this, I also told them it was risky, but I was doing
it anyway, and if there were issues, we'd deal with them.  It has created
nothing but goodwill among the adults as well as the teens.

Cheers'

...and that's MY opinion

Lisa Richland, Director
Floyd Memorial Library
Greenport, NY (the last library before Portugal)

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 11:44 AM, John Richmond <jdr1952 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Our Youth Services librarian would like to paint a small portion
> (under a row of coat hooks, fairly low down, close to the floor) of a
> small-ish wall with chalkboard paint.  Small children could use it,
> and/or the YS folks might use it for story times.  I'd never heard of
> chalkboard paint, but I looked it up.  Haven't asked the board about
> it, and part of me thinks, "Why bother? Just do it," except that the
> building *is* The Building, so....
>
> I'm wondering if anyone out there has used chalkboard paint,
> particularly in a place where the public and *not* just staff could
> play with chalk.  And am wondering if there are any horror stories,
> rapturous stories, pitfalls and problems to consider before proceeding
> with chalkboard paint, et al.  I'm really looking for people who
> actually have *used* chalkboard paint, and not just those who want to
> suggest pitfalls and problems; we've projected a list of those here,
> already.
>
> Thanks.  You may or may not respond to me off the list, as the spirit
> moves, lest the list get too cluttered, as it did with Sunshine
> Hydrox, et al., I'm sure.
>
> John Richmond, Director
> Alpha Park Public Library District
> 3527 So. Airport Road
> Bartonville, IL 61607
> jdr1952 at gmail.com ... or jrichmond at alphapark.org
>
>
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