I had a horrible experience at Hosmer this weekend with the security
guard in how he treated my three year old child. This is not an isolated
incident and but this weekend was worse than other times and I spoke about
it this time as I have had it with how this person has interacted with my
children. I will not give the details in a public forum, but to say I do
not wish to take my children to Hosmer nor do I wish to go there by myself.
I have heard from other folks that this security guard is a bit over the
top with many families and young children at the library. But I also
learned that the library staff have no control over the security person as
this position is contracted out.
While I understand the need for security living only a few blocks from
the library, I am baffled at how children and families are treated at
Hosmer. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Yes, I am writing
Hennepin County about this, but if you have had an experiences it would be
helpful to know this when I make contact. Knowing that many of our
neighborhoods give money to the library for programming, I think this is a
matter neighbors should be concerned about.
Sincerely,
Trina