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Hi Folks. I must weigh in here. Rowdy behavior by unattended children is a sad fact of life in public libraries across the country. I served on the Board of Trustees for ten years at our local library and this was a problem for us too. We solved it by hiring a security guard from 3 pm until closing at 8 pm each weekday. This is still working quite well. I must add a short anecdote that got me involved in this issue. Many years ago when my two children were toddlers, we happened to stop at the library one afternoon around 4 pm. My children needed to use the bathroom. We were refused. We were informed that the bathrooms were now locked each day from 3 to 5 pm due to vandalism. I was incensed. I went home and wrote a rather vituperative letter and sent it to the board. Their response: They invited me to run in the next board election to serve as trustee. I did; we hired a security guard, opened the bathrooms, and changed our policy. Long live democracy! Denise Moore High School Librarian Ellenville HS Ellenville, NY dmoore@ecs.k12.ny.us ****************************************************** This email is property of the Ellenville Central School District, use for any other purposes is strictly forbidden. ****************************************************** -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------