Library security and mental health crisis response
Summary
After a bomb threat and troubling incidents, the library is getting a half-time special services officer (split with police) plus contracted private security. City leaders stressed the library shouldn't be the community's de facto mental health drop-in center and are pursuing a $3.5 million crisis stabilization grant.
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Last discussed Jun 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
Half an FTE plus contracted security hours in the library and police budgets; a pending $3.5 million state grant for a crisis center.
Library staff and patrons who want a safe, welcoming space; people in mental health crisis who would get proper care instead of police response.
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