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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I’m following up on an email that my colleague, Katie Anderson, sent last November, requesting information from other Oregon libraries about their unattended child policies while we were drafting one for West
Slope Library in Washington County. Many thanks to all the libraries that responded! It was helpful to see what policies other libraries had written. There was some interest expressed in reading ours once it was completed. West Slope Library’s unattended child
policy was adopted by our library board in April and can be found at the following link:
<a href="https://westslopelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023-WSL-Unattended-Child-Policy.pdf">
https://westslopelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2023-WSL-Unattended-Child-Policy.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Our policy-writing was based on the following outcomes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To apply an equity, diversity, inclusion, and trauma-informed lens when addressing unattended children in the library. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To comply with relevant child supervision, abuse & neglect laws.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To provide clear expectations for parents, guardians, and designated responsible caregivers. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To provide clear procedures for staff to take when a child aged nine years old or younger is left unattended in the library.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please feel free to reach out to me at
<a href="mailto:carries@wccls.org">carries@wccls.org</a> with any comments or questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#002942">Carrie Stotts (they/them)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#002942">Youth Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:#35A083"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif">3678 SW 78<sup>th</sup> Ave, Portland OR 97225<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><a href="https://westslopelibrary.org/"><span style="color:windowtext">https://westslopelibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><a href="tel:5038466416"><span style="color:#0563C1">503-846-6416</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://westslopelibrary.org/"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="156" height="107" style="width:1.625in;height:1.118in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9960E.7CAC3770" alt="West Slope Library"></span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Katie Anderson <katiea@wccls.org> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 14, 2022 11:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> kids-lib@omls.oregon.gov; LIBS-OR <libs-or@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> What's your library's unattended child policy? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I’m working on updating an unattended child policy and procedure, and wondering what other Oregon libraries are doing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you’d like to share, please send me (<a href="mailto:kateia@wccls.org">kateia@wccls.org</a>) your unattended child policy/procedure and any helpful advice or resources.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We are trying to take an anti-racist and trauma-informed approach while still complying with Oregon laws so are particularly interested in:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">What do you do when the parent/guardian/caregiver is not at the library?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you don’t contact law enforcement, what do you do instead?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you do contact law enforcement, at what point in the procedure do you do so and how do you handle it with an effort to reduce traumatization of the
child and/or their family? <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Do you include something about mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect to reduce the chance of implicit bias influencing staff reporting,
while still ensuring the physical and mental safety of the child is the top priority?
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you have any tips or resources, please share!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Katie Anderson </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(she/her)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Youth Services Librarian | </span>
<a href="https://www.wccls.org/"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">WCCLS</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:katiea@wccls.org"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0">katiea@wccls.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> | 971-358-9359
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">My work week is Sunday - Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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