Library users and staff are in danger of violence and exposure to needles and drug paraphernalia, a current library staff member says.
A current library staff member says they worry about themselves, their co-workers and most of all the children using the library every day they are at work.“From the moment I step out of my vehicle in the morning, I am on edge. I’m prepared for anything,” they said. “Some of my biggest fears is getting poked with a dirty needle.”
One report, filed on Feb. 4, said that a staff member “discovered a large amount of needles, cooking tins, baggies, tie offs, and wipes as well as a dose of used narcan all around the parking level entrance.” While the staff member was cleaning the materials up, a mother with her young child stopped so the mother could warn the child to stay away from them.
The incident reports are only represent part of what is happening at the library, the library staff member said, because sometimes staff are too busy to fill out the reports. “It’s definitely not safe,” they said. “They library knows, through the incident reports, what is happening. They get told multiple times a day, and still they refuse to do anything.”
SAFETY A TOP PRIORITY, LIBRARY LEADERSHIP SAYS In a statement issued on Friday, the library’s senior management, board and union leadership said that safety for staff and patrons is a top priority.
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