[Genealib] Unaccompanied Minors

[lcarter at arlsmail.org]

We simply have the rule that our computers are for historical and
genealogical research only.  That has worked well for us.  We
have the computers facing so that the person at the desk can easily see
what people are doing and we ask them to go to another area in the library
if they are not using the computers for those purposes.  We welcome
kids into our Heritage Room, and they have to follow the same behavioral
rules as the adults. 

There is a library policy that children
under the age of 10 must be accompanied by a responsible adult everywhere
in the building.  The young folks that we find are the most
problematic are the middle school aged kids who invade the library from
the school next door every afternoon during the week.  

Laura


> Are there any local history/genealogy
rooms in public libraries that have
> limits on the number of
teens and other unaccompanied minors using the
> room's computers
when computers in other areas are clearly available? 
>
Genealogy patrons have complained about the number of kids
using our
> special collection room (some don't want to
see ANY kids when they come in
> there!), and the kids often have
to be asked to be quiet or leave.  The
> problem isn't one or
two kids, but three and more.  Kids are passing
> available
computers outside the room and coming straight to the research
>
area where we have signs that researchers have priority.  If a
genealogist
> needs a computer we ask if someone volunteers to
give up their computer or
> we have to boot someone. 
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