"So my topic for this half hour is bullets, and books, bomb threats, and what we can do to manage fear, especially fear of threats that may have come from patrons or anonymously, inside the library experience.
"I've got a lot of background in this been doing for a long time--over 30 years now. And I have some strong feelings about things like bomb threats. I also want to talk about a story which happened in Kalispell, Montana, just recently in the first week of August 2022. So we can look at that, and kind of figure out what your library's response would be, and what your response would be as a an employee, when faced with this situation..."
Since 2000, Dr. Steve Albrecht has trained thousands of library employees in 25+ states, live and online, in service, safety, and security. His programs are fast, entertaining, and provide tools that can be put to use immediately in the library workspace with all types of patrons. In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities. He is currently writing the sequel, The Safe Library: Keeping Staff and Patrons Secure in a Changing World.
Steve holds a doctoral degree in Business Administration (D.B.A.), an M.A. in Security Management, a B.A. in English, and a B.S. in Psychology. He is board-certified in HR, security management, employee coaching, and threat assessment.
He has written 24 books on business, security, and leadership topics. He lives with seven dogs, two cats, and three chickens.
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