IT’S AN INTERESTING STORY. LET’S START OFF WITH THE FACT THAT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY HERE IN SOMERVILLE IS LOCATED JUST STEPS AWAY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND OVER THE PAST WEEKS WE’VE SEEN THOSE CLOSURES.

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 ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — The administration at Phoenix’s biggest and busiest library has ignored and minimized significant safety and security concerns and shamelessly spun the truth about a violent gun incident ...

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (NEWS AND TRIBUNE) - Local libraries are investing not only in resource materials and programs, but also in something directors say is increasingly needed: security. The ...

Increased security measures at Winnipeg’s Millennium Library are only an interim solution to an ongoing problem. That’s the message from the city’s mayor and the president of the union representing ...