Emergency Policy & Renewal Procedure

Main Library Emergency Procedure

1/17/2013

1. Security staff is responsible for all decisions during an emergency. In the event of an emergency, Security staff becomes the “captain of the ship” with the authority to direct actions of Main Library staff.

2. Main Library staff must notify Security immediately of conditions that might warrant emergency measures. These include:
• Fire
• Bomb threats
• Natural disasters or weather-related events (tornado, flooding)
• Suspicious item(s) or person(s)
• Power failures
• Hazardous spills
• Disruptive or threatening person(s)
• Injuries or other health conditions

3. If Security orders an evacuation of the building, Main Library staff on duty will gather in the parking lot between Goode St. and State St. (directly across from the Goode St. exit) unless otherwise directed.

4. If weather conditions require sheltering within the building, the following are the default safe areas:

• Ground Floor (tornado, etc.): Adult Learning Lab classroom.

• First Floor (high water): Admin./Processing area.

Book Renewal Reminder Our system is set up for ONE renewal only.  If a patron wants another renewal, he or she must talk to someone in Circulation.  If you can't reach anyone in Circulation, put a note on the patron's record indicating that patron called; tell patron that he or she can talk to Janice when the materials are returned. One patron was able to keep renewing a book for months.

Melba    January 23