Comments on: The Law of Unattended Children http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-499 Rachel Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:50:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223#comment-499 We do like IKEA -- the person who signs the kid in has to sign the kid out, it involves hand stamps and pagers and signatures, caregiver must sign something saying they'll be in the library at all times, and limit it to an hour... We do like IKEA — the person who signs the kid in has to sign the kid out, it involves hand stamps and pagers and signatures, caregiver must sign something saying they’ll be in the library at all times, and limit it to an hour…

]]> By: librarybob http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-498 librarybob Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:22:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223#comment-498 They're assuming responsibility for the child's safety.<br/><br/>If a child is left at the library and "Uncle Dan" comes by to pick him/her up we've no way of knowing if this is truly a relative sent to pick up the child. If we had a separate drop-off area (and accepted responsibility) we *might* be able to distinguish between the "child dropped off and we're aware of" from the "child dropped off and we're not aware of" ... but I doubt it. They’re assuming responsibility for the child’s safety.

If a child is left at the library and “Uncle Dan” comes by to pick him/her up we’ve no way of knowing if this is truly a relative sent to pick up the child. If we had a separate drop-off area (and accepted responsibility) we *might* be able to distinguish between the “child dropped off and we’re aware of” from the “child dropped off and we’re not aware of” … but I doubt it.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-497 Rachel Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:47:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223#comment-497 Bob - I can't see as how this would be different than similar services at the Y, IKEA, the shopping mall, none of whom are normally in loco parentis. Bob – I can’t see as how this would be different than similar services at the Y, IKEA, the shopping mall, none of whom are normally in loco parentis.

]]> By: librarybob http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-496 librarybob Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223#comment-496 It's an interesting approach ... but as it stands libraries are not *legally* responsible for what happens to kids. We're not "in loco parentis" the ways schools are.<br/><br/>Accepting money for a baby-sitting service would mean that we are responsible in that way. I rather doubt we'd be able to distinguish between the "paid for" and the "non-paid for" if something happened. It’s an interesting approach … but as it stands libraries are not *legally* responsible for what happens to kids. We’re not “in loco parentis” the ways schools are.

Accepting money for a baby-sitting service would mean that we are responsible in that way. I rather doubt we’d be able to distinguish between the “paid for” and the “non-paid for” if something happened.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-495 Anonymous Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223#comment-495 Sounds like a winner to me! Sounds like a winner to me!

]]> By: The Blue Pamphlet http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-494 The Blue Pamphlet Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:16:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223#comment-494 As a stay at home Dad to be (12 days and counting) and a technology trainer, you'd be surprised at how many staff have jokingly asked, "you know, if the library started up a daycare for staff, you could totally run it."<br/><br/>I probably would, too. As a stay at home Dad to be (12 days and counting) and a technology trainer, you’d be surprised at how many staff have jokingly asked, “you know, if the library started up a daycare for staff, you could totally run it.”

I probably would, too.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-493 Anonymous Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:44:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=223#comment-493 Twice this weekend, I had to wait for parents to pickup children. Three sets of parents picked up kids. Two sets of parents seemed just to listen out of courtesy and not concern for the "If your kids are not picked up by (20) actually 15 minutes after close we normally call the police for providing assistance in watching over unattended children." They arrived at about 15 to 20 minutes late. Both parents just seemed to provide a quick "Oh, okay." They smiled and then were off as quickly as they could drive away on Saturday. The third was only about 5 minutes late, and to the three of us waiting for unattended children it was not a big deal. Sometimes, it is flat out frustrating like the parents who felt uncomfortable hurrying along the waitor to show up for a nearby restaraunt one hour and twenty minutes late. <br/>The police that night were to busy to come by and pick the kids up...<br/><br/>I think of the daycare organizations who charge 1 dollar per minute for being late upon close time. This library charges a $20.00 plus fee if you leave your car in the garage past close and want to get it out of the locked garage during non-library hours. It is frustrating.<br/><br/>I guess this is my venting for the day about the weekend... Twice this weekend, I had to wait for parents to pickup children. Three sets of parents picked up kids. Two sets of parents seemed just to listen out of courtesy and not concern for the “If your kids are not picked up by (20) actually 15 minutes after close we normally call the police for providing assistance in watching over unattended children.” They arrived at about 15 to 20 minutes late. Both parents just seemed to provide a quick “Oh, okay.” They smiled and then were off as quickly as they could drive away on Saturday. The third was only about 5 minutes late, and to the three of us waiting for unattended children it was not a big deal. Sometimes, it is flat out frustrating like the parents who felt uncomfortable hurrying along the waitor to show up for a nearby restaraunt one hour and twenty minutes late.
The police that night were to busy to come by and pick the kids up…

I think of the daycare organizations who charge 1 dollar per minute for being late upon close time. This library charges a $20.00 plus fee if you leave your car in the garage past close and want to get it out of the locked garage during non-library hours. It is frustrating.

I guess this is my venting for the day about the weekend…

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