Longview TX March 24 2021 Longview police investigated an “apparent suicide” around lunchtime Tuesday in the parking lot between Longview Public Library and Longview City Hall. Police Lt. James Bettis said an individual died by “apparent suicide.” No one else was injured in the incident, he said. Bettis declined to state the manner of death; however, […]
MT. JULIET, Tenn. Aug 1 2020— Seven Tennessee first responders were transported to the hospital after possibly being exposed to potassium cyanide. The three firefighters, two medics and two police officers were rendering aid to an unresponsive man near a library in Mt. Juliet when a bottle containing the deadly chemical was discovered at the […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah June 20 2020– A man has filed a civil rights lawsuit against several people and organizations in Salt Lake because of an incident that happened on April 15, 2019. The lawsuit alleges that 58-year-old Anthony Nelson, who is African American, was walking through Library Square outside of the SLC City Library […]
Atlanta GA. May 14 2020 A security guard was shot in the head Tuesday night as she was leaving a Fulton County library branch in southwest Atlanta. The 42-year-old woman was leaving work at the Cleveland Avenue branch about 8 p.m. when someone opened fire on her vehicle, Atlanta police said. Bullets also damaged the […]
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. April 19 2020 A library is meant to be a place to read and check out books, but police said one suspect used the location to pleasure himself in plain view. Officers responded to the Socastee Library for a call about a man, who was exposed and pleasuring himself in public view. The […]
Spring Valley NY Feb 19 2020 A female security officer was fatally stabbed on the third floor of the Finkelstein Memorial Library Tuesday afternoon in a chaotic scene that ended when patrons gang-tackled the suspect until police could take him into custody. Spring Valley police and medics responded to 911 calls shortly after 2 p.m. and […]
Garden City NY Feb 16 2020 At the Village Board of Trustees’ meeting on Thursday, February 6, the board approved funding to hire security guards for more than 68 hours per week, even though the Library Board had only requested 40 hours per week coverage. The Library Board’s request for a transfer of funds to […]
Salt Lake City UT Feb 15 2020 Community members are calling on the Salt Lake City Public Library to fire one of its contract security guards and ensure the remaining staff are retrained on de-escalation techniques after a uniformed official allegedly attacked a man who appeared to be trying to steal a book. A video […]
Washington County MD Jan 31 2020 The Washington County Free Library is taking applications for a manager of security. The library security services manager would oversee the security guards at the library at 100 S. Potomac St. in downtown Hagerstown. Frances Lockley of the library’s human resources department said the creation of the position is […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio January 4 2020 Safety is on the minds of many who work at the Cleveland Public Library. The library’s contract with the union expired at the end of the year. Just months ago, a 19-year-old was shot multiple times inside the South Brooklyn library branch. He later died. Since then, long time employees […]