Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 12:51     Subject: unattended child
That would be a hard no for me.

There are homeless people at all our libraries around here and I live in Vienna.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 12:49     Subject: Re:unattended child
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just take them with you to back to school night. Technically you’re supposed to leave the kids at home but every year a few parents bring their kids. As long as your kid can behave it shouldn’t be an issue.

I will be bringing my 8 year old with me, for what’s its worth. I don’t have childcare and he can sit and read quietly while the teacher gives their presentation.


I have never seen a child at back to school night.


Really? I have brought my baby to back to school night when she was in a clingy stage. If kids aren't welcome at a school, there is something wrong.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 12:48     Subject: unattended child
Anonymous wrote:Can a third grader be left in the children’s section of the public library to read while parent attends school back to school night 3 blocks away for a hour or so? Safe suburb, never seen any homeless people at the library or in town. Child is used to occupying self. Will librarians or other parents report this to police or something?


No
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 11:26     Subject: Re:unattended child
Anonymous wrote:I am surprised by all the responses. I keep reading here that people are letting their young kids bike around, walk to friends' houses and play alone, walk to the playground and play after school or on weekends. I came from a country where elementary age kids take public transport and go to school and other places alone. I'm confused why an enclosed area with trained adults with a children's section and children's librarians and staff and security and other children would be less safe than a child being outside in the open public, or at the corner store, or on public transportation, where there are not necessarily any trusted adults in charge and no designated children's space.


I know of a child that was molested in a MoCo library a few years back. Her parents were in another aisle nearby. NO!
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 10:15     Subject: Re:unattended child
Anonymous wrote:Just take them with you to back to school night. Technically you’re supposed to leave the kids at home but every year a few parents bring their kids. As long as your kid can behave it shouldn’t be an issue.

I will be bringing my 8 year old with me, for what’s its worth. I don’t have childcare and he can sit and read quietly while the teacher gives their presentation.


I have never seen a child at back to school night.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 10:14     Subject: Re:unattended child
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am surprised by all the responses. I keep reading here that people are letting their young kids bike around, walk to friends' houses and play alone, walk to the playground and play after school or on weekends. I came from a country where elementary age kids take public transport and go to school and other places alone. I'm confused why an enclosed area with trained adults with a children's section and children's librarians and staff and security and other children would be less safe than a child being outside in the open public, or at the corner store, or on public transportation, where there are not necessarily any trusted adults in charge and no designated children's space.


There are children's librarians and security at your library? That makes it way posher than ours.

Also this thread is now old enough that I'm guessing OP figured out a solution by now.


You... don't have librarians at your library? Yes, our children's section is staffed by Children's libraries and other staff.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 10:11     Subject: Re:unattended child
The school is crazy to say no children allowed at the event! It's a school for pete's sake! Why are you afraid of breaking the school's rules but are happy to break the library's? Bring the child to the school for the event.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 10:09     Subject: Re:unattended child
Anonymous wrote:I am surprised by all the responses. I keep reading here that people are letting their young kids bike around, walk to friends' houses and play alone, walk to the playground and play after school or on weekends. I came from a country where elementary age kids take public transport and go to school and other places alone. I'm confused why an enclosed area with trained adults with a children's section and children's librarians and staff and security and other children would be less safe than a child being outside in the open public, or at the corner store, or on public transportation, where there are not necessarily any trusted adults in charge and no designated children's space.


There are children's librarians and security at your library? That makes it way posher than ours.

Also this thread is now old enough that I'm guessing OP figured out a solution by now.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 09:53     Subject: Re:unattended child
I am surprised by all the responses. I keep reading here that people are letting their young kids bike around, walk to friends' houses and play alone, walk to the playground and play after school or on weekends. I came from a country where elementary age kids take public transport and go to school and other places alone. I'm confused why an enclosed area with trained adults with a children's section and children's librarians and staff and security and other children would be less safe than a child being outside in the open public, or at the corner store, or on public transportation, where there are not necessarily any trusted adults in charge and no designated children's space.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 09:27     Subject: unattended child
Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone think that a public library was safer than leaving the kid at home? There are all kinds of random weirdos at libraries because they are free and open to the public. Why can't the kid stay home instead?


Op sounds….not that smart.
Anonymous
Post 09/10/2025 09:26     Subject: unattended child

That's a no.
Take your child with you to Back to School Night,
Hire help or
Don't attend.

Also, can your child's other parent not assit? Both of you don't need to be in attendance.
Anonymous
Post 09/08/2025 23:28     Subject: unattended child
Anonymous wrote:Can a third grader be left in the children’s section of the public library to read while parent attends school back to school night 3 blocks away for a hour or so? Safe suburb, never seen any homeless people at the library or in town. Child is used to occupying self. Will librarians or other parents report this to police or something?


NO! You need to worry about every person in that library. Homeless people do not mean danger. No homeless people does not mean safe.
Anonymous
Post 09/07/2025 19:35     Subject: unattended child
I would bring the kid to school and have them sit in the hallway or even on the playground outside if it's still light.

I would otherwise leave them home.

Or I wouldn't go.

Leaving in the public library unattended in the evening would be my last choice.
Anonymous
Post 09/07/2025 17:34     Subject: unattended child
Why would anyone think that a public library was safer than leaving the kid at home? There are all kinds of random weirdos at libraries because they are free and open to the public. Why can't the kid stay home instead?