[Michlib-l] Snow Day Question

[Jean Fellows]

>From our policy book:

*The only reasons we would close any library building would be the
following:*



*·       in the case of inclement weather when travel conditions are
hazardous*

*·       loss of power or heat*

*·       conditions in the library pose a health risk for patrons or staff*



*The library will not automatically close or delay opening based on any
other institution’s actions.  The closure decisions will be handled in the
following order:*


It then lists the Director and senior staff, in descending order.


We did close this past Sat., due to the unsafe travel conditions. It's
rare, as we just don't get that much snow/wind driven snow.


Hope that helps! I grew up in Petoskey-- so I know the conditions in Indian
River are much different than down here by Lansing.




On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 11:15 AM Amber Hughey via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> Straight from my policy book: The Library Director shall determine whether
> the Library should close for severe inclement weather. The Library Director
> shall notify employees scheduled to work.
>
> Amber L Hughey, MLIS
> She/Hers
> Director
> Bridgeport Public Library zv041
> 3399 Williamson
> Saginaw MI 48601
> 989-777-6030 ext 4
>
> On 01/15/2024 11:01 AM EST Director via Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> wrote:
>
>
> Good morning everyone,
>
> Last year, my Board set our Inclement Weather Policy to require both the
> Director *and *one Board member to make the decision on whether or not
> the library is closed. I am running into issues already, with differing
> opinions from the Board members and they tend to judge the weather based on
> whether or not they (as Board members) could make it to the Library, but
> not taking considerations of staff safety into account.
>
> How is your Inclement Weather Policy set up? Does the Director have full
> authority to decide closings, or are your Board members involved in the
> process? I appreciate any and all replies and will happily compile
> responses and share out with the group if there's any interest.
>
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Rutkowski
> *--------------------------------------*
> *Library Director*
> *Indian River Area Library*
> 3546 S Straits Hwy
> PO Box 160
> Indian River, MI 49749
> (231) 238-8581
> indianriverlibrary.org
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-- 
Jean Fellows
(she/hers)
Programming Coordinator
Grand Ledge Area District Library
131 E. Jefferson St.,
Grand Ledge, MI 48837
517-627-7014

*The Grand Ledge Area District Library is situated on ancestral,
traditional and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires
Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples-- land ceded in the
1819 Treaty of Saginaw. For more information, see the article from Central
Michigan University
Library:https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory.
<https://blogs.cmich.edu/library/2019/11/26/the-1819-treaty-of-saginaw/#:~:text=In%20the%201819%20treaty%2C%20the,living%20on%20the%20ceded%20territory.>*
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