[Michlib-l] Procedure for active assault

[Christine Nofsinger]

At the Marcellus Township Library we had our Sheriff's Department do a
walk-through of our building and give us safety procedure suggestions.

One of the outcomes of that inspection and board approved training was
placing pepper spray in a drawer at the front desk.  We hope we never have
to use it.

Chris



On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Jaema Berman <jberman at tln.lib.mi.us>
wrote:

> We don't have a plan but our next staff meeting is Monday and I would be
> very interested in hearing what plans people do have in place. Thanks,
> Jaema Berman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Megan Buck" <meg at dcl-lib.org>
> To: "Michlib-l" <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 12:27:07 PM
> Subject: [Michlib-l] Procedure for active assault
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> Hi All,
>
> Does anyone have a procedure for an active assault that you would be
> willing to share? I am particularly interested in libraries that do not
> have a security person in the building and/or those that are a distance
> from the nearest law enforcement agency.
>
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>
> We had a Board member suggest that perhaps the library desk should stock
> pepper spray for emergencies (such as a person who enters the building and
> starts attacking patrons). It was suggested I find out what other libraries
> are doing to train their staff and protect patrons in the event of an
> active assault of any kind.
>
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> We do have a Policy for patron behavior, but it assumes that staff will be
> able to approach the patron and ask them to leave and/or issue a verbal
> warning that they will be calling the police. In the question above, we are
> assuming that reasoning with the person is not an option and response time
> may be long.
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>
> Thank you!
>
> Megan
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> Jaema Berman
> Director
> Addison Twp. Public Library
> 1400 Rochester Rd.
> Leonard, MI 48367
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