Security Services

The MLS currently has security in eight libraries (Almonte Library; Belle Isle Library; Capitol Hill Library; Downtown Library; Midwest City Library; Ralph Ellison Library; Southern Oaks Library; and Wright Library). The determination of the libraries that will have security is based on a risk assessment that evaluates local crime, community factors, and library incidents. The hours covered are selected as the most likely times there is a need for security. Because libraries are comprised of diverse communities, it is essential that customers visiting the library feel a sense of safety and security. Admistration recommended to the Commission to award the contract for uniformed security officers to G4S at the rates stated above for unarmed officers at the November 2013 meeting.