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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I concur, excellent points!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Joel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Joel Laessig, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Wakefield Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>401 Hancock Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Wakefield, MI 49968<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>906-229-5236<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>jlaessig@uproc.lib.mi.us<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>RIDES ZV-340</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stanczak, Cindy via Michlib-l<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> Reed, Nyama <N.Reed@wfblibrary.org><br><b>Cc:</b> michlib-l@lists.mcls.org <michlib-l@mail2.mcls.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] nut-free libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you, Nyama. I was following this thread with interest and these are great points that I wouldn't have considered.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i>Cynthia Stanczak</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Library Director</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Albion District Library</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>501 S. Superior St.<br>Albion, MI 49224<br>(517) 629-3993<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Albion District Library: Transforming Minds, Changing Lives. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Proudly serving our community since 1919.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>Online at </span><a href="http://www.albionlibrary.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>www.albionlibrary.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt'>, or find us on Facebook! </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 3:50 PM Reed, Nyama via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Melissa,<br><br>I encountered a similar complaint a couple years ago - plus I am allergic to peanuts and many other foods and live with this on a daily basis. I looked into library policies on it quite a bit and settled on no policy or signage.<br><br>My feedback to the patron was:<br>1) Schools are able to be nut-free bc they are a controlled environment. They control who comes in and what is eaten.<br>2) A public library is not a controlled environment.<br>3) We could put up signs and set a policy, but people will ignore them. <br> Ex. Someone may sneak into a corner to eat a PB&J sandwich. Or may eat it before coming in and then touch the doorknob with the peanut butter oils.<br>4) The presence of signage and a policy may give people living with nut allergies a false sense of safety in the library.<br>5) As a person who lives with food allergies I have to be hypervigilant in all environments for my own safety and it is best if families remain hypervigilant too.<br><br>I expressed great concern for the grandmother and her granddaughter and stated that I live with it too, so I empathize with the fear and concern for her child. Alas, we cannot guarantee a safe environment even with signage or policy.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Nyama<br><br>Nyama Y. Reed<br>Library Director<br><a href="mailto:N.Reed@WFBLibrary.org">N.Reed@WFBLibrary.org</a><br>414-755-6551 (direct line)<br><br><br> <br>Whitefish Bay Public Library<br>5420 North Marlborough Drive<br>Whitefish Bay, WI 53217<br>414-964-4380 (main line)<br><br>Our Mission<br>The Whitefish Bay Public Library, as a cornerstone of the community, is dedicated to connecting people of all ages, inspiring a love of learning and providing easy access to ideas, information and resources.<br><br>*Please be advised electronic mail becomes a "public record" as allowed under public record laws when sent or received as part of normal business processes.<br><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. nut-free libraries (Melissa Malcolm)<br><br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>Message: 1<br>Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:46:27 -0500<br>From: Melissa Malcolm <<a href="mailto:melissa@lib.lapeer.org" target="_blank">melissa@lib.lapeer.org</a>><br>To: Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br>Subject: [Michlib-l] nut-free libraries<br>Message-ID:<br> <CAChhsn6LLO983ZqCwZnzzaCUaX=<a href="mailto:naUfFs9Hdjyz8NJUyLZm9Tw@mail.gmail.com" target="_blank">naUfFs9Hdjyz8NJUyLZm9Tw@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br><br>Hi all--<br><br>Happy snowy Monday!<br><br>The library had a complaint on Saturday about our not being peanut-free. I<br>know that schools have those policies but had not heard of libraries having<br>them. I did find a couple of public libraries outside of Michigan with a<br>notice that the library is nut-free, and one with a policy.<br><br>Is there a Michigan library with a policy, and what do the procedures look<br>like for enforcing it? Do staff members need to make sure that their<br>lunches and snacks do not contain peanuts, almonds, etc?<br><br>Thanks for any advice!<br><br>melissa<br><br>-- <br>Melissa A. Malcolm<br>Library Director<br>Lapeer District Library<br>201 Village West Dr S<br>Lapeer, MI 48446<br><a href="mailto:melissa@lib.lapeer.org" target="_blank">melissa@lib.lapeer.org</a><br><a href="http://www.library.lapeer.org" target="_blank">www.library.lapeer.org</a><br>810.664.9521 <<a href="callto:810.664.9521">callto:810.664.9521</a>> ext. 3113<br>"If liberty and justice mean anything, then access means everything." --<br>Charles Ogletree<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Michlib-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">Michlib-l@mcls.org</a><br><a href="http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l" target="_blank">http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>