[Libs-Or] Problems for Corvallis-Benton County Library With youth at entrance--coming soon to a library near you?

[Jim Knutson]

The loiterers at the Monroe St. entrance to CPL are a totally new 
phenomenon, indeed, but I've never felt or been hassled by them. It is odd, 
though. When I was growing up in Portland, I remember "No Loitering" signs 
allover the place (or so it seemed to me). I figured maybe part of the draw 
at CPL is access to its free WiFi? Or does it reach to Monroe? I guess I 
could stand among them and see if my iPod Touch gets online, while they're 
going, "Eeeuw. Who's this old guy?"

RE:

From: "Hope Leman" <hleman at samhealth.org>
To: <libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 9:01 AM
Subject: [Libs-Or] Problems for Corvallis-Benton County Library With youth 
at entrance--coming soon to a library near you?


> Hi, all. Just an FYI on a problem here in my hometown of Corvallis. I 
> don't and never have worked at the Corvallis-Benton County library but 
> have been going there since I was born here and I'm dismayed that the 
> problem with unruly youth at the entrance has become such a problem that 
> young families and other patrons are being hassled at the very gateway to 
> the library and that the problem has escalated to the front page of the 
> Sunday paper. Ironically, a special levy for the library, local pool and 
> senior center just passed resoundingly.

> Here is the article.
>
> The kids at the library
>
> http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_2ae80f53-52d4-5205-9e15-96dd22c42905.html
>
> Hope Leman, MLIS
> Research Information Technologist
> Center for Health Research and Quality
> Samaritan Health Services
> 815 NW 9th Street
> Corvallis, OR 97330
> (541) 768-5712
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