Sample Massachusetts Policies & Plans:

• University of Massachusetts/Lowell: Campus Crime Report
• H1N1 Update ~ J. V. Fletcher Library, Westford: Proactive Pandemic Policy

Sample United States Policies:

• Mid Hudson Library System, New York: Disaster Policy
• University of South Carolina Libraries: Safety Policies

General Information:

• American Library Association: Pandemic Planning
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Sexual Harrassment Policy
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Disaster Planning
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Disaster Resources
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Emergency Assistance Program Fact Sheet
• Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS): Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
• United States Department of the Treasury: Bomb Threat Checklist

Additional Resources:

• Disaster Response: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. American Library Association, 2008.
• Solving Difficult Situations in the Library. Library Video Network/American Library Association, 2003. DVD/VHS 28 minutes
• Alliance Library System, Illinois, nd. Forms. (Includes:Incident Report Form (page 3) | Suspicious Activity Report (page 6) | Accident/Injury/Illness Report Form (page 7) | Bomb Threat Form (page 8) |
• Workplace Violence: Hazard Awareness. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2007.