As I have shared in the past, we do not have a PA to do building-wide closing announcements. We had hoped to get around this by using the Fire Panel PA System. However, it has been decided that we cannot do this because it is for emergencies only and using it for regular announcements would cause problems for folks who are hearing impaired and desensitize staff to the flashing lights and cause a bigger life safety issue. I am working on getting a PA for the building but this is a high priced item and do not anticipate it happening soon.
In the interim, staff on each floor can make announcements at appropriate intervals (15 til and 5 til) that we are closing. Here is some quick text that can be used:
"May I have your attention, please. The library will be closing in X minutes. Please bring any items you wish to borrow to a check-out station on the first floor. Again, the library will be closing in X minutes. Thank you."
CLOSING: Thank you for visiting Houston Public Library's Central Library. The Library is now closed. We will reopen tomorrow at X."
mvc
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