[OPLINLIST] Tornado procedures

[Bill Martino]

We make everyone go downstairs except for our most recent hire (whoever
that may be) who we require, per their contract, to stay upstairs to
discourage looters.


On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Nick Tepe <tepecn at oplin.org> wrote:

> We also require anyone who is going to stay in the building to shelter if
> there is a tornado warning. We tell them that if they wish to leave they
> can, but if they stay they have to take shelter. We usually try to have the
> weather radar up on a computer in the shelter area so that we can see when
> the warning is lifted. It also often helps to settle folks who don't want
> to shelter if they can see the warning on the screen.
>
> When the warning sounded here last night I was astounded at the number of
> people who left, and who kept coming in even though the sirens were going.
> Apparently there are a lot of people in Chillicothe who don't take the
> warnings as seriously as Xenia does!
>
> Nick Tepe
> Chillicothe & Ross County PL
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 12:00 PM, <oplinlist-request at lists.oplin.org>wrote:
>
>> From: "Colon, Karl" <kcolon at gcpl.lib.oh.us>
>> To: Linda Swartzel <swartzli at oplin.org>
>> Cc: "oplinlist at lists.oplin.org" <oplinlist at lists.oplin.org>
>> Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 09:20:24 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [OPLINLIST] Tornado procedures
>> Hi Linda --
>>
>> We do PA announcements and move all staff and patrons to shelter. We
>> implore folks not to leave the building, but we have no legal authority to
>> stop them if they choose to leave.
>>
>> We just leave everything in place: we treat it like a fire evacuation. As
>> you can imagine, we take tornados super-seriously here in Xenia, and we've
>> never had any getting folks to shelter or with theft during an emergency.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> karl (Greene County)
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On May 15, 2014, at 8:49 AM, "Linda Swartzel" <swartzli at oplin.org> wrote:
>>
>> > What do other libraries do when a tornado warning is issued for their
>> > library?  Do you "suggest" or require patrons to move to a tornado safe
>> > area (or as safe as you can get?)  What considerations do you take for
>> > cash register drawers, DVD collections, etc.?
>> >
>> > Any insight is appreciated.
>> >
>> > Linda Swartzel
>> >
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>> > Waynesville, OH 45068
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>> >
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Bill Martino
Director
Holmes County District Public Library
3102 Glen Drive
Millersburg, Ohio 44654
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