ous ▁inc idents ▁involving ▁ag gress ive ▁visitors ▁to ▁the ▁Library , ▁some ▁involving ▁weapons , ▁open ▁liqu or ▁have ▁been ▁documented ▁by ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Police ▁Service ▁and ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Public ▁Library . ▁In ▁ ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Library ▁felt ▁that ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁security , ▁to ▁protect ▁both ▁the ▁staff ▁who ▁provide ▁assistance ▁and ▁for ▁pat rons ▁who ▁are ▁there ▁to ▁study . ▁Me asures ▁were ▁taken , ▁where ▁weapons ▁and ▁liqu or ▁were ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁security ▁firm ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁collected ▁after ▁the ▁library ▁visitor ▁had ▁left . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁new ▁security ▁protocol ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁university ▁students ▁had ▁created ▁an ▁ad - h oc ▁group , ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁changes , ▁saying ▁it ▁inv ades ▁patron ' s ▁priv acy . ▁ ▁The ▁Library ▁reported ▁in ▁early ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁security ▁measures ▁had ▁the ▁intended ▁effect ▁of ▁decre asing ▁the ▁numbers ▁ag gress ive ▁pat rons ▁who ▁bring ▁in ▁weapons ▁and / or ▁alco hol . ▁However , ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁un int ended ▁effect ▁of ▁decre asing ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁legit imate ▁pat rons ▁who ▁are ▁there ▁to ▁study . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁W inn ip eg ▁Public ▁Library ▁– ▁Mill en ni um ▁Library ▁W inn ip eg ▁Library ▁Foundation ▁— ▁Mill