Emergency Lockdown Plan

In certain emergencies, library staff and patrons will be safer to remain indoors. The Crisis Management Coordinator will communicate the nature of the emergency to the library Building Coordinator once such an emergency has been determined. The Building Coordinator will follow the procedures outlined in the Crisis Management Notebook as appropriate.

• Assess the safety of the library staff and patrons and report to the Crisis Management Coordinator as soon as possible.
• Make an announcement using a bullhorn to alert all occupants with the following script:

“Your attention please, we have just been informed that we are in a lockdown situation. Please calmly move away from the windows and proceed to either the Library Supervisor’s office on the first floor or the Technical Services office* on the second floor. Thank you for your cooperation.”

• Lock the doors if needed (i.e., in the case of an intruder on campus outside the library)
• Move patrons to a more secure location if needed (i.e., away from windows).

1. First Floor – Supervisor’s office.
2. Second Floor – Technical Services Office (if unlocked) *or the ID Room if the Technical Services Office is locked.

In the case when the Building Coordinator is not present, the two Student Library Assistants on duty will coordinate with each other to follow the procedures outlined in this plan as appropriate and make calls as soon as it is safe to do so.

Click on the Emergency label for more information on library emergency procedures in this blog.