Comments on: Town Considers Guards for Library Disrupted by Students http://librarygarden.net/2007/01/04/378/ An ongoing conversation among librarians with differing perspectives (public, academic, school, consortial, youth) but one shared goal: ensuring the health and relevance of libraries. [insert your own gardening metaphor here] Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:44:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Peter Bromberg http://librarygarden.net/2007/01/04/378/#comment-1781 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:28:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/378/#comment-1781 I don’t feel we’re in the best position to judge whether or not this was an appropriate action for the Maplewood Library. I certainly don’t like the idea of closing the library, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Maplewood shouldn’t have done so in this case.

I think the closure was a high-risk move; a gamble. Creating a crisis situation is always high risk, but it may also be what was needed to draw attention to the problem. Of course, one could also argue that the library didn’t create the crisis by closing the library, only drew attention to a crisis that already existed.

While I don’t like the idea of a library closing to deal with behavior problems, I’m inclined to support Maplewood’s decision, trusting that they are in the best position to evaluate the problem and the appropriate response.

]]> By: Peter Bromberg http://librarygarden.net/2007/01/04/378/#comment-4920 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:28:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/378/#comment-4920 I don’t feel we’re in the best position to judge whether or not this was an appropriate action for the Maplewood Library. I certainly don’t like the idea of closing the library, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say that Maplewood shouldn’t have done so in this case.

I think the closure was a high-risk move; a gamble. Creating a crisis situation is always high risk, but it may also be what was needed to draw attention to the problem. Of course, one could also argue that the library didn’t create the crisis by closing the library, only drew attention to a crisis that already existed.

While I don’t like the idea of a library closing to deal with behavior problems, I’m inclined to support Maplewood’s decision, trusting that they are in the best position to evaluate the problem and the appropriate response.

]]> By: Liz B http://librarygarden.net/2007/01/04/378/#comment-1780 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:47:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/378/#comment-1780 I’m convinced that before now, the library wasn’t getting the financial or community help it needed (ie, the costs of guards, and other entities, including parents and the school, stepping up) and that this was done to force the community to respond to the needs of the teens, rather than it being all on the library.

]]> By: Liz B http://librarygarden.net/2007/01/04/378/#comment-4919 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:47:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/378/#comment-4919 I’m convinced that before now, the library wasn’t getting the financial or community help it needed (ie, the costs of guards, and other entities, including parents and the school, stepping up) and that this was done to force the community to respond to the needs of the teens, rather than it being all on the library.

]]> By: Anne http://librarygarden.net/2007/01/04/378/#comment-1779 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:52:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/378/#comment-1779 It would be interesting to know if the mayor offered the guards before or after the library board decided to close, wouldn’t it?

]]> By: Anne http://librarygarden.net/2007/01/04/378/#comment-4918 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:52:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/378/#comment-4918 It would be interesting to know if the mayor offered the guards before or after the library board decided to close, wouldn’t it?

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