Steve Albrecht, security consultant, moderated “Library Security,” the May 8 episode of American Libraries Live. The panel also included Jennifer Velasquez, teen services coordinator at San Antonio ...

A man was stabbed multiple times outside the downtown Portland Central Library on Monday. This was after a deadly shooting near the library in July prompted the county to bolster security measures at ...

On January 5, a wanted felon and sex offender walked into Phoenix’s biggest and busiest library with a gun. It was a Saturday just before 2 p.m. After yelling threats and racial slurs, Cedric Broger ...

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When I ask library people, “Who is in charge of safety and security for your library?” the most common answer is, “The police department or sheriff’s department.” Some people will say, “The library ...

Making the rounds at the Portland Public Library means sporadically checking inside the bathroom. It’s not uncommon for security guard Marko Petrovich to uncover suspicious materials, like hypodermic ...

A fatal attack at a New York suburban library has refocused an ongoing discussion about how security needs can be balanced with libraries' mission to serve all communities. "We're an enclosed public ...

It's unknown if the attack was random or if she knew the suspect who killed her. A library security guard was stabbed repeatedly and killed by a man as she sat at her post in the middle of the ...

Winnipeg's mayor says the Millennium Library will have more security in place when it reopens — but stopped short of promising to bring back airport-style bag checks and metal detectors at the ...

ST. CLOUD — Balancing access and security in public places is a challenge for administrators and local law enforcement. It's even more difficult when access for all is a key part of the institution's ...