We had active shooter training at last week’s all-staff meeting. The training was presentation-based–we’ll be scheduling a scenario-based training sometime soon.
I wanted to remind all staff of some of the building’s emergency features:
- Inside each of the two doors between the circulation desk and the staff area is a red button. Pressing the button will close and lock both doors.
- The door between the Youth Services area and the Youth Services offices locks when closed.
- The door between the East Meeting Room and the staff area is sometimes locked, sometimes not. A metal switch on the door edge near the latch can be used to lock and unlock the door.
- Each public desk has an emergency button under the desk. Pressing the button for 5 seconds will notify 911 that emergency assistance is needed. An alarm will not sound.