Hi everyone. We have had training on the University of Michigan by the campus police. It was great training about what to do and what not to do. I think every library or organization should have their own setup based on local needs. This might be a good opportunity to reach out to the local police to see what they suggest. While the board members will make suggestions that have good intent, connecting with the police might be the best way forward. Here's hoping no one needs to use the training you might get! Best - Corey Corey Seeman Director, Kresge Library Services (http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/) Stephen M. Ross School of Business University of Michigan 700 East University Avenue Kresge Hall, 4th Floor East Suite K4511 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234 (734) 764-9969 Cell Phone (734) 717-9734 cseeman@umich.edu Twitter @cseeman Google+ https://plus.google.com/117345227585597362675 ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8205-1255 Corey's Web Home: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cseeman/index.html [image: ][image: ][image: ][image: ][image: ][image: ][image: ][image: ][image: ][image: ] On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Jaema Berman <jberman@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@dcl-lib.org> To: "Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 12:27:07 PM Subject: [Michlib-l] Procedure for active assault
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.
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.
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.
Thank you!
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