The safe library : keeping users, staff, and collections secure

Albrecht, Steve 1963- (author.).

Summary: "This book provides advice and support to help library employees best deal with sexually harassing patrons, unruly groups of students, gang members, thieves, Internet hogs, and others who can disrupt the safe library environment"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781538169599
ISBN: 1538169592
ISBN: 9781538169605
ISBN: 1538169606
ISBN: 9781538169612
Physical Description: print
xxiii, 171 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What they don't teach you in library school: security matters, talking helps -- Training library staff in service, safety, and security: focus on the need premise -- Preventing harassment of library staff: responding to sexual or racial behaviors by patrons -- Better responses for patrons dealing with homelessness: an empathy-driven understanding -- Dealing with patrons with mental health and substance use disorders: behavioral and medical events -- The top ten most challenging patrons -- Working safely in a rural location: the one-employee or micro-staff library -- An armed attacker in the library: rare, catastrophic, and survivable -- The need for new responses at your library: police officers and security guards -- A plan for library emergencies: medical events, fires, and beyond -- Appendixes: additional security tools -- Appendix A. Sample security incident report format -- Appendix B. Inspection days -- Appendix C. The need for a visitor/vendor access policy -- Appendix D. The perils of the parking lot -- Appendix E. Safe library events.