<div dir="ltr">We don't have a formal policy, but I'll be interested in the results from your inquiry.<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Occasionally, I find people sleeping in our gazebo, so again I call City Hall and the deputy. They waste no time dealing with it.</div><div><br></div><div>Valerie Hauser, Director</div><div>Jefferson Public Library</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Abigail Elder <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aelder@beavertonoregon.gov" target="_blank">aelder@beavertonoregon.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any help! <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-abigail<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Abigail Elder, Library Director<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beaverton City Library<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12375 SW Fifth Street <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">t: @beavertonlib<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:aelder@beavertonoregon.gov" target="_blank">aelder@beavertonoregon.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.beavertonlibrary.org" target="_blank">www.beavertonlibrary.org</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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