Massachusetts Policy Collection: Emergency/Safety

Mass.gov. "Information on the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)."

Massachusetts Library System. "Coronavirus Resources for Librarians."

Boston Public Library. "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources."

Springfield Public Library. "COVID-19 and Novel Coronavirus Resources."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Interim Guidance for Business and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), February 2020.”

EveryLibrary. “Resources for Libraries on Coronavirus.”

General Information:

• American Library Association: Pandemic Planning
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Disaster Planning
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Disaster Resources
• Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners: Emergency Assistance Program Fact Sheet
• Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS): Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
• United States Department of the Treasury: Bomb Threat Checklist

Additional Resources:

• Disaster Response: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. American Library Association, 2008.
• Solving Difficult Situations in the Library. Library Video Network/American Library Association, 2003. DVD/VHS 28 minutes
• Alliance Library System, Illinois, nd. Forms. (Includes:Incident Report Form (page 3) | Suspicious Activity Report (page 6) | Accident/Injury/Illness Report Form (page 7) | Bomb Threat Form (page 8) 
• Workplace Violence: Hazard Awareness. U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 2007.
• National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center. “In Case of Emergencies: Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning.”
  • Available online at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/dis_courses/coop/index.html.
    • At the end of the webinar, you will have a complete, one page preparation plan for your library.  This is a free webinar.

Sample Massachusetts Policies & Plans:

• Charlton Public Library: Crisis Plan
• University of Massachusetts/Lowell: Campus Crime Report
• Tewksbury Public Library:

• • Emergency Response Procedure
  • Evacuation Procedure
  • Medical Response Emergency Procedure

• J. V. Fletcher Library, Westford: Proactive Pandemic & Public Health Policy

• Weston Public Library: Lockdown Preparation and Execution Guideline

Other Sample United States Policies & Plans:

• Saratoga Springs (NY) Public Library: Health Emergency Response Plan

The Emergency Planning for Public Libraries webinar was held on February 28, 2013.

Presenter: Dr. Steven B. Goldman

• Library Employees Emergency Response Procedures TEMPLATE (Download Word Doc)
• How to complete the Library Employees ERP Template(Download Word Doc)
• Emergency Planning Webinar (February 2013) [1hr:10min]
• Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities (The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA))
• “How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations” (U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration)