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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Penrose Library at 20 N. Cascade Ave., the Pikes Peak Library District’s oldest location, will close for two months starting Feb. 1 for what officials describe as an overdue facelift. Built in 1968, ...

A group of Winnipeggers opposed to new security measures at the Millennium Library say guards with metal detectors will discourage people from using the public facility and will disproportionately ...

Security screening will continue Millennium Library despite a protest by nearly 50 critics who say the airport-like security discourages some people from using the downtown library. Members of ...