[Libs-Or] policies for outside the library

[Valerie Hauser]

We don't have a formal policy, but I'll be interested in the results from
your inquiry.

We're a small rural library located in a historic home with lawn and shrubs
all around the library. About 2 weeks ago, we discovered that some people
had set up shop under a tree with a grapevine growing on it so that the
area was almost completely hidden. They had even hauled in a mattress to be
comfy. I phoned City Hall and our Marion County deputy. Along with Public
Works, they uncovered a purse with 18 syringes, a few small packets of
drugs, and a utility knife blade. I found another blade in our gazebo.
Everything was immediately dragged out, disposed of, the grapevine was cut
back, and the tree limbs were cut up about 7 feet. We never saw the
entrepreneurs/users, but I'm sure they weren't too happy to come back and
see that their cozy drug den was no more.

Occasionally, I find people sleeping in our gazebo, so again I call City
Hall and the deputy. They waste no time dealing with it.

Valerie Hauser, Director
Jefferson Public Library


On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Abigail Elder <aelder at beavertonoregon.gov>
wrote:

>  Good morning,
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>
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> I’m looking for library policies/practices that govern user behaviors
> outside the building. Such areas might include a parking lot, front lawn,
> sidewalks, patio, etc.
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>
>
> I’m really interested in whether those areas are considered the library’s
> responsibility to enforce, and how you carry out that enforcement. How do
> you respond when someone reports a problem in those areas? Do those areas
> have open/closed hours? When you exclude someone from the library, are
> those areas included in the exclusion?
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> Thanks for any help!
>
> -abigail
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> Abigail Elder, Library Director
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> Beaverton City Library
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> 12375 SW Fifth Street
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> Beaverton OR 97005
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> t: @beavertonlib
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> aelder at beavertonoregon.gov
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> www.beavertonlibrary.org
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