Library shifts its attention from rowdy to well-behaved teenagers

How cool would you feel if you were a teenager again and got a raffle ticket for “Radically Good Behavior?!” What do you mean, not very?!! Over at The Longmont, Colorado Public Library it seems to be Actually Working. Library staff say they’ve noticed a significant decrease in rowdy behavior since the raffles started, in part because their focus has shifted away from the disruptive teens who previously monopolized their attention.

“It’s good for the kids who are ignored for always behaving well and for the kids who don’t always behave well but are in a given moment,” said librarian Margaret Hyatt.

Maybe those disruptive teens were just looking for some attention after all.