Emergency Closure Policy:

(Revised March 20, 2007)

In the event that Moon Township closes all of its municipal facilities, the library will automatically be closed and rely on the Township to perform necessary notifications.

In addition, because the library operates on a different schedule and in a different location than many of the Township facilities, this policy will be followed to close the library independently of other Township facilities:

• The library director, after consultation with (in the following order) the Board President, the Board Vice President, or if they are unavailable, any other Board member, shall then have the authority to close the library. If the director isn't available, the assistant director or person in charge shall call the Board members above to request permission to close the library.

Circumstances which could precipitate closure include failure of heating/cooling equipment during periods of extreme weather, heavy snowfall, unsafe road conditions, lack of electrical power, lack of computers available at the circulation desk for an extended period of time, or any situation creating an unsafe environment.

After the decision is made to close, the director or other staff will contact the following in accordance with accepted procedures:

• Moon Township Municipal Office
• Moon Cable Access (Channel 14)
• WPXI (Channel 11)
• Staff members scheduled to work