Facility Access

 

 

 

The only person(s) EVER to be left in charge of the library facilities are paid CJRL personnel.  Senior Aides through the CO-LIN program are not considered CJRL personnel.  Likewise, volunteer workers are not CJRL personnel.  "Left in charge" includes any incident where paid staff are not available at the branch from the moment the doors are unlocked to the moment the doors are locked.

The only situation that may be an exception to this is where the facility is left in charge of city personnel due to a medical or weather emergency.  Under such situations, if you are capable, you should immediately notify the library director that this has occurred.  

No patrons should be given access to the library facility outside of posted hours of operation.  Program leaders can be given access to the facility during the time allotments notated on the paperwork associated with their particular activity (i.e. meeting room reservation form or library program agenda).  Program attendees can only be given access to the facility if the person(s) booking the program is in attendance and in the position of accepting responsibility for the attendees.

For safety reasons, the staff should not open locked doors to converse with patrons outside the building.

Exceptions can be made for emergency situations where the patron might be in danger (ex. extreme weather, physical injury, etc.)  When exceptions are made for these reasons, the incident must be immediately documented via e-mail to your immediate supervisor and the Library Director.  The Library Director will in turn deem if the action was appropriate and respond according to current library guidelines.