[Michlib-l] Sad news

[Marisela Garza]

I am so sorry this happened to Henry and your library family.
My condolences to Henry's family, all of his fellow staff and friends.
Mari G. from CADL

Marisela Garza

Collection Development Specialist--Youth

Capital Area District Libraries-Administration

401 S. Capitol Avenue

Lansing, MI 48933


On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 10:14 AM BERRIEN SPRINGS COMMUNITY LIBRARY via
Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> I am so sorry.  Thinking of Henry's family and all of you.
>
> Irene
> Berrien Springs Community Library
> 215 W. Union St.
> Berrien Springs, MI 49103
> 269.471.7074
> 269.471.4433 *fax*
> www.bsclibrary.org
>
> On 09/11/2024 4:03 PM EDT Maria McCarville via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> Good Afternoon Everyone,
>
>
>
> I am sad to let you all know that our security guard, Henry Ford, was shot
> and killed in the parking lot of the Hoyt Library in downtown Saginaw
> yesterday.  The shooter never entered the library and drove away fast after
> it happened.  The police station is across the street from the library and
> it didn’t take them long to make an arrest.  The shooter was Henry’s
> brother-in-law and it was a family dispute.  I want to clarify, at no time
> were any library patrons or staff a target and nobody else was hurt.
>
>
>
> We followed our active shooter procedure and it worked.  Please be
> prepared and review your procedures with staff.  You never know…
>
>
>
> Also, please consider offering an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for
> your employees if you don’t already.  We work with Child and Family
> Services in Saginaw and they have been amazing.  I made one phone call
> today and was able to contact a grief counselor who will meet with us
> tomorrow to help us process our grief and fears.  Individual IEP sessions
> will be available for people who want to talk one-on-one with a counselor.
> EAP services are confidential and free for employees.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Maria
>
>
>
> Maria McCarville, MBA  MILS
>
> Director
>
> Public Libraries of Saginaw
>
> 505 Janes Avenue
>
> Saginaw, MI  48607
>
> 989.755.9820
>
>
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