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Evacuation Procedures for Main Library Departments MS Word Document

  Academic Liaison Services Core/Reserve MediaWorks
Academic Technologies Digital Collections Mitchell Multimedia Center
Administrative Offices ERaCA Periodicals/Newspapers
Africana Facilities Management Office Personnel
ARC InfoCommons Plaza Café
Bibliographic Services Interlibrary Loan Preservation
Business and Finance Information Technology Reference
Circulation Mail/Receiving Room Special Libraries Staff in 2 East
Conservation Lab Marking Room Transportation


Evacuation Procedures for Deering Departments

  Art
Government Information
Music Library & Listening Center
Special Collections
University Archives

Other Emergencies Affecting Patrons (violent crimes, medical emergencies, theft, or suspicious behavior)

  1. If the emergency is life-threatening or currently in progress, call 911.
  2. If the emergency does not appear to be life-threatening and is not currently in progress, call UNIVERSITY POLICE at 456 from a campus phone or 847-491-3456 from a cellular phone.
  3. Call LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION at 847-491-7640 (1-7640 from a campus phone) on weekdays before 5 p.m. If no reply, page LIBRARY FACILITIES MANAGER at 847-335-1808. On weekdays after 5 p.m. and on weekends, page LIBRARY SECURITY at 847-467-5191 (7-5191from a campus phone.) When paging, enter your phone number and a # sign after the beeps, then hang up.

Printable Version of Emergency and Service Calls Procedure Sheet