tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182012989603327313.post4196881143219410698..comments2023-04-27T06:50:00.887-04:00Comments on The Library Diva: Adults only? An interesting debateLibrary Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13560661276385382375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182012989603327313.post-52542698276977274662010-10-09T03:16:16.130-04:002010-10-09T03:16:16.130-04:00well. call me a creeper. in the public library, i ...well. call me a creeper. in the public library, i am an almost exclusive patron of the teen and children's rooms. <br /><br />I think librarians should use their discretion. many libraries with separate children's rooms also have children's librarians, or library aides in those rooms, to keep an eye on things. i know staffing might be a problem, but again, wholesale exclusion seems like a bigger problem.<br /><br />anyway, most abuse against children comes from people they know, not strangers at the library. i mean it's a statistically tiny percentage of people who are actually "stranger danger." i always tell my classes that mom's new boyfriend is a MUCH bigger threat than anyone else to a child's wellbeing.kittens not kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687718497473389899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182012989603327313.post-38972975876435627272010-10-05T20:28:09.104-04:002010-10-05T20:28:09.104-04:00I used the children's section frequently as a ...I used the children's section frequently as a teacher to get book for my classes. I also enjoy reading children's lit of my own accord. <br /><br />I think that being in the children's section without kids is just as acceptable as being in the adult's section with kids. (Unless there is a major creep factor...)chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602598967802992823noreply@blogger.com