Modern library operations (materials, electronic equipment and catalogs...) and the characteristics of this building make the Library particularly vulnerable to power failure. Complete power failure or blackout interrupts services and -- if the blackout occurs after dark -- we evacuate users for the duration of the blackout. Use judgment as to whether to permit users to stay inside, (24-hour study space, the atrium) especially in inclement weather. Our foremost concern in this emergency is for safety of persons and then of library assetsThe Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery engages and supports our patrons through equitable and accessible services, materials, and technologies (i.e., computers, scanners, printers, etc.)to meet a variety of needs. Within the Library & Gallery building, certain procedures and protocols should be followed in the event of power outages to ensure safety of persons in the building and then of library assets.
This document is organized into two sections. Section I covers scheduled outages and Section II covers unplanned outages.
Report emergencies to Campus Police (x55555) and outages to Physical Plant (x52550).
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