Meeting yesterday about how to solve the problem of the rowdy behavior of middle school students, the Board of Trustees has reversed itself: the two branches of the Maplewood Public Library will not close betweeen 2:45 and 5:00PM on weekdays. Numerous citizens in this town of 23,000 complained about the closings, which were to have begun this week. Mayor Fred R. Profeta, Jr. has decided to provide security guards for the branches and community groups will be organizing increased recreational services for the youths in various facilities.
I like the comment of Marianna S. Noto, president of the Board of Trustees. She said: "The squeaky wheel gets the grease. We squeaked a lot and got the grease."
Librarians and other library workers are entitled to a safe environment, as are library patrons. But closing the branches on weekday afternoons was not the right solution.
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