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Booking an Upgrade Farmington community library upgrades two locations
BTy Kim Rahfaldt
he Farmington Community Library is a district library system in metropolitan Detroit that serves a large and diverse community with more than 90,000 residents. With two locations, the main library in Farmington Hills and a branch in Farmington, the library (can be
singular though two buildings) provides resources for teachers, stu- dents, parents, seniors and local businesses among others.
Coordinator of technology, Mary Carleton, works hard to sup- port a welcoming space where people can read, research, work on projects, hang out with their children or take classes.
After meeting with local police to assess potential threats and vulnerabilities within their facilities, library director, Elyse Streit had several integrators assemble “design build” proposals addressing the safety concerns determined by law enforcement. The library needed access control to restricted areas and employee entrances, video sur- veillance at the building perimeter, parking lots, restricted and com- mon areas, and intrusion detection on all controlled doors. They also wanted to use as much of their current Symmetry security system components and infrastructure to reduce costs.
Simplex Grinnell won the bid and upgraded the two libraries to AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Professional Access Control and Symmetry CompleteView Video Management System with Com- pleteView Pro NVRs. The head-end systems communicate over the
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library’s existing network to control and monitor security functions at both locations.
The upgrade secures 13 door locations using proximity card read- ers. A combination of Symmetry EN-DBCs and Multinode control- lers provided a flexible implementation process.
Carleton upgraded the aging camera system with Symmetry CompleteView VMS and PowerPro NVR with analog connections to use 21 existing analog cameras and add 23 new Panasonic IP-based cameras. The new camera system provides clear video playback, along with video surveillance of the building perimeter, parking lots, elevators and common areas.
“The solution offers the library the ability to leverage their cur- rent investment, with the added flexibility to expand and integrate their security needs,” said John Keith, Simplex Grinnell project man- ager. “The security system improvements were put in place to guard against potential threats to employees, library patrons, along with damaged and stolen assets.”
The library has long been up to code with its fire department, but safety and security standards are less clearly defined, something the library is catching up on according to Carleton.
“NFPA 101 egress is required when installing access control with door locking systems,” Keith said. “All doors meet the code requirements.”
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