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An all-glass door framed in metal proved a challenge for the upgrade. While beauti- ful, the police and everyone involved in the project said it was a security nightmare. AMAG and Simplex Grinnell worked to- gether with the library’s maintenance crew and three different locksmiths to secure the door without smashing out all the glass and starting from scratch.
“Now the area where the accountant works and Library Board of Trustees meet has solid access control and camera views,” Carleton said.
The library uses a large conveyer system to sort books. Its nickname is IGOR because it’s so monstrous. It contains many places where a child could stick their hands and get hurt. They post warning signs, but Carleton and Streit knew more needed to be done to prevent a possible accident.
“Now with an access control point, the library can make sure no child can just wan- der behind our circulation desk to find out where the books go—and meet that scary monster,” Carleton said. “We now have ac- cess control on staff-only areas so librarians can take a real, uninterrupted break in the
staff lounge.
“The receiving room and loading dock
now has a buzzer, an intercom, a door release and a camera,” Carleton said. “We went from an analog to an IP camera system, which af- fords us clearer images and multiple views of public areas.”
The libraries are located in a wonderful community, but they still have the occasional person who steals DVDs or crams a pizza down the book drop. However, with better access control and more cameras, they have a bit less excitement and feel safer.
“The access control system made it pos- sible to let everyone in, but not let everyone in everywhere,” Streit said. “In fact, we liked it so much that we expanded our system to add a couple of doors we hadn’t caught on the first sweep. We have happily had no incidents that require serious cam-
era work, but just know-
ing it is there is worth the
peace of mind.”
Kim Rahfaldt is the pub- lic relations manager at AMAG.
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