Shhh, it’s a *silent* alarm…

The Belfast Telegraph reports that panic buttons are to be installed in branches which have recently had security problems.

The board\’s Library Service has revealed that there were 67 reported incidents between September 1999 and September 2000.

These include 20 cases of abusive behaviour, nine attacks on staff and public, two \’sectarian problems\’, 30 cases of damage to property and one alcohol related incident.

The bulk of the incidents involved abusive behaviour encountered by staff from teenagers.