<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">At Kent District Library we require two employees at all times, never a single employee in a building serving the public. <div>Brian<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 18, 2021, at 3:26 PM, luther area public library via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydp115a8ec6yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dear Class 1 & 2 Directors:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm the newer Director of a Class 2 library. We are probably more a Class 1 library, but due to the county-wide millage vote, we are a Class 2 library. I'm trying to convince my Board that we need to have 2 people on duty at all times during open hours. All of us would be considered part-time as the library is usually open 33.5 hours/week, and I usually work about 21 hours/week, which is the most here, including my other 2 staff. There often are times when only 1 person is working. We have no volunteers.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Do you have 2 people working, at all times, in the library on a "normal day"? <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I understand there is always the exception, such as vacation time. </span></span>Do you have concerns about the safety of the staff? Do you know of any situations where the safety of your staff was a concern? What are your thoughts? I also know if someone wants to do something "bad" or be disruptive, there is no precautions that you could do that would stop them, even having two people. However, I believe there are steps we/I can take to make it less likely for someone to even consider. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks!!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div class="ydp115a8ec6signature"><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><font face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" color="#652191"><i><img title="Emoji" alt="Emoji" class="ydpda97f0d5yahoo-emoji-wrapper" height="16" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/yemoji_assets/latest/yemoji_assets/1f33a.png" width="16" style="padding:0px 2px;vertical-align:middle;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" data-unique-identifier="">Amy Shank, Director</i></font></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><i style="color:rgb(101, 33, 145);font-family:old times, serif;"><br></i></font></div><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(203, 0, 142);">Luther Area Public Library</span><br></font></div><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;" dir="ltr">https://lutherlibrary.ploud.net/<font style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" color="#cb008e" size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" color="#cb008e" size="2">lutherlibrary@att.net</font></div><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" color="#cb008e" size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" color="#cb008e" size="2">Ph:231-797-8006</font></div><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" color="#cb008e" size="2">Fax:231-797-8010</font></div><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" color="#cb008e" size="2"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#cb008e" size="2" style="background-color: inherit;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LutherLibrary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/LutherLibrary/</a><br></font></span></div><div style="font-family:serif;font-size:13px;"><br></div></div></div></div>
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