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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings and Recommendations 11 findings
F1
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Due to the location of North County and other remote libraries, the CGJ observed that there are no options available to facilitate maintenance repairs immediately.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
Page 154
North County and other remote libraries noted that they have problems with the availability of adequate personnel in order to meet the needs of those who patronize the library.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Page 155
Libraries have created a wide range of programs to stimulate and maintain the interests of users.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Page 156
Partnerships have also been created with other agencies to provide multiple needed services for patrons who are homelessness and/or suffer from mental illness.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Page 156
In many libraries visited by the CGJ, training is primarily being provided for management and administrative staff on “how to handle difficult patrons”.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Page 156
Some libraries in the county have established programs that employ social workers or other empathetically trained staff to work directly with the homeless or troubled patrons. This is not common in all libraries.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
Page 156
Many patrons have deserted the library because of personal discomfort and the feeling that it is no longer a safe place.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Page 156
City and County Library security personnel have identified problematic high priority libraries that experience a large number of calls for service from security personnel for law enforcement or a significant number of incidents.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
Page 156
Many libraries do not have permanent security personnel assigned on a regular basis.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
Page 156
Los Angeles County Library and the Los Angeles County Sheriff department have developed a three phased implementation plan for policing the most critical library sites. 2018-2019 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT THE IMPACT OF THE HOMELESS ON PUBIC LIBRARIES 10 -
No recommendations for this finding
F11
Page 156
Los Angeles Police Department implemented fourteen major initiatives during 2015-2018 to reduce crime in city libraries and continues to evaluate their needs on a monthly basis.
No recommendations for this finding