<div dir="ltr">I have 3 days a week I am by myself during the week. The other two days I have help. I am not concerned with my safety here in our community. <div> Sue Warner Wolverine</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 9:46 AM Nannette Miller via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Our policy is there must be two people in the building when we are open. No exceptions. We're a Class II library in a low crime area.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Nannette Miller</div><div dir="auto">Elk Rapids District Library</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 18, 2021, 3:27 PM luther area public library via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org" target="_blank">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><div dir="ltr">Dear Class 1 & 2 Directors:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">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"><br></div><div dir="ltr">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"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks!!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><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" height="16" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/yemoji_assets/latest/yemoji_assets/1f33a.png" width="16" style="padding: 0px 2px; vertical-align: middle;">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"><a href="https://lutherlibrary.ploud.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lutherlibrary.ploud.net/</a><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"><a href="mailto:lutherlibrary@att.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">lutherlibrary@att.net</a></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 noreferrer" 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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