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Library leaders describe contracted security, recent equipment investments and continuing safety challenges
Summary
Library management told the council it uses contracted security staff systemwide, has invested in badge readers and cameras and is weighing how best to balance contracted guards with municipal police for some duties.
David Leonard and other library staff told councilors that safety and security remain a significant operational issue as branches serve more patrons with diverse needs.
Leonard said the library uses a contracted security force and called the team “a really good, team of security officers,” noting long‑term personnel continuity with the contract. He said contracted guards are the first face many patrons see and stressed the need to balance compassion for patrons’…
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