The adjusted hours were due to incidents that had “really shaken staff and members of the public.”
After adjusting its schedule in response to incidents involving disruptive teenagers, Somerville Central Library is going back to its normal hours, but with additional security in place.
The library plans to resume normal hours by Oct. 4; however, the date is not yet finalized, a spokesperson for the city told Boston.com.
The Central Library branch on Highland Avenue temporarily implemented mid-day closures earlier this month.
The closures were due to an “ongoing pattern of serious, disruptive, and sometimes dangerous occurrences during mid-day hours” which have “really shaken staff and members of the public,” Somerville City Council President Ben Ewen-Campen said in a statement.
The issues have been ongoing for months. The mayor’s Chief of Staff had a meeting with library, high school, and police department representatives to talk about “teen behavior concerns in and around the library” in February, with police having been called in to respond to some incidents.