The Keeping Users, Staff, and Collections Secure Albrecht, Steve. Dr creator author. text mdu 2023 2023 monographic eng

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xxiii, 171 pages : 24 cm "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"-- 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. adult Steve Albrecht. Includes bibliographical references and index. Libraries Security measures United States Library buildings United States Safety measures 025.82 9781538169599 PPAK 241002 20241002153356.0 eng