Sample Massachusetts Policies:

• Bellingham Public Library: Latex Policy of the Bellingham Public Library
• Reuben Hoar Library, Littleton: Library Storm Closing Policy
• University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth: Inclement Weather Policy
• University of Massachusetts/Lowell: Campus Crime Report: Statistics for Calendar Years 1995, 1996, and 1997

Sample United States Policies:

• Mid Hudson Library System, New York: Disaster Policy
• University of South Carolina Libraries: Safety Policies

General Information:

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Sexual Harrassment Policy
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Disaster Planning
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Disaster Resources
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Emergency Assistance Program Fact Sheet
• Nonprofit Risk Management Center: Handling Suspicious Packages and Letters
• United States Department of the Treasury: Bomb Threat Checklist

Additional Resources:

• Disaster Response: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. American Library Association, 2004.
• Library Security Guidelines Document, June 7, 2001. American Library Association Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Security Guidelines Subcommittee of the BES Safety & Security of Library Buildings Committee, 2001.
• Problem Situation Manual. Evanston (Illinois) Public Library. nd
• Solving Difficult Situations in the Library. Library Video Network/American Library Association, 2003. DVD/VHS 28 minutes
• Training Staff. Alliance Library System, Illinois, nd.
• Workplace Violence: Hazard Awareness. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2007.