[Michlib-l] Sad news

[Melissa Thatcher]

What a horrible loss for your library family. Sending love and support from
the west side!

On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 4:05 PM 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.
>
>
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> We followed our active shooter procedure and it worked.  Please be
> prepared and review your procedures with staff.  You never know…
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>
>
> 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
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>
>
> Maria McCarville, MBA  MILS
>
> Director
>
> Public Libraries of Saginaw
>
> 505 Janes Avenue
>
> Saginaw, MI  48607
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> 989.755.9820
>
>
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-- 
Melissa Thatcher (she/her)
Youth Services Specialist
231-722-8014 <2317228000>
hackleylibrary.org
316 W Webster Ave
Muskegon, MI 49440
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