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Libraries need to be open and inviting, yet safe for patrons, staff, and collections.How can you ensure your library is both accessible and secure? Security planning, part of disaster response and continuous operations planning, is the key to proactively addressing potential safety issues.Look over the shoulder of disaster expert Kahn as she walks through key safety and security issues step by step. This new book outlines hands-on plans to:# Identify potential security problems# Put prevention strategies in place# Create guidelines for libraries and staff in case something does happen# Minimize risk, whether to building, collections, patrons, staff, or computersCase studies, along with 20 checklists and 10 sample policies and forms, are the basis for organizing and evaluating security plans tailored to your institution. Library administrators, building managers, special collections and preservation staff, IT managers, and facilities directors at libraries and cultural institutions of all sizes and types can easily adapt the tools. Follow these proven strategies to keep problems small and manageable, and know what to do "in case of emergency."

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Booklist Review

A library expert in planning for, recovering from, and preventing building and collection disasters brings many years of experience and the most current technology in a helpful manual for all types of libraries. The author previously wrote Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries (2003). In the current, well-documented and -indexed book, she invites the reader along as she surveys a library building, first from the outside, then inside, for security and safety for the collection, users, and staff. She also delves into special or rare materials. The writer's practical approach and helpful checklists and sample forms will enable public and academic libraries to develop policies and procedures for a wide range of challenges.--Meyers, Arthur Copyright 2008 Booklist