Comments on: Quiet please, at least some of the time https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/06/quiet-please-at-least-some-of-the-time.html What's happening to your library? Sun, 05 Jul 2015 17:37:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Ian Anstice https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/06/quiet-please-at-least-some-of-the-time.html#comment-7046 Sat, 04 Jul 2015 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=9334#comment-7046 In reply to darren smart.

Quite right, Darren. I think that is a very reasonable addition to my editorial.

]]> By: darren smart https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2015/06/quiet-please-at-least-some-of-the-time.html#comment-7043 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 06:19:16 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=9334#comment-7043 Hi Ian,
Interesting editorial, as always, which I mainly agree with except it does not acknowledge the challenge posed by the complaining customer who cannot tell the difference between “quiet” & “silent” nor the small but vocal minority of older customers who do not want children (especially teens) in the library & use noise as the pretext for their prejudice.
Such customers do not respond well to the sensible compromises you outline in the article complaining it infringes their right to use the library when & where they want, without considering their actions do the same to many others
We should not allow a tiny minority of vocal complainants to dictate policy for the whole

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