Start Time: Pacific - 12 Noon, Mountain - 1 PM, Central - 2 PM, Eastern - 3 PM
Presenters: Dr. Steve Albrecht
Every library encounters challenging situations with patrons who seem eccentric, entitled or possibly even aggressive. We all know who they are. In this one hour webinar, Dr. Steve Albrecht, one of the leading national experts on library safety and security, will guide you through managing these challenging patrons effectively, efficiently, and without creating major disruptions in your library environment. Author of the new ALA book, Library Security: Safer Facilities, Better Communication, Steve has trained thousands of library employees on the do's and don'ts of handling difficult or challenging patrons who disrupt the library environment.
This fast-paced, entertaining, and empowering webinar offers practical, realistic tools to make your facility a better, safer place to work. Using a mix of real-life experiences as a law enforcement officer, knowledge of workplace behavior and security measures and a good sense of humor, Steve will teach you how to activate your "high-risk" customer service skills.
At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will:
This webinar will be of interest to: Library staff in all types of libraries at all levels.
Webinars are free of charge, you can pre-register by clicking on the Register Now button (at the top and bottom of this page). If registering with less than 30 MINUTES from the start of the webinar you can join directly from the thank you page by clicking the Join Now button. If you pre-registered you will receive an email with login link and a reminder email the day before the event.
- Handouts
- Library Cheat Sheet: pdf [63kb]
- Library Employee Survey: pdf [65kb]
- Library Security Survey Checklist: pdf [76kb]
Keywords: Customer service, Library policies