Child and Family Safety in the Library - workshop at Santa Barbara Public Library Wed June 24

Black Gold Cooperative Library System is sponsoring a workshop on Child and Family Safety, next Wednesday from 10 to 4 pm at the Santa Barbara Public Library (Faulkner Gallery). FamilySafetyFlyer

We'll be talking about how to handle difficult situations, when to report suspected child abuse, when to call the police and what to say.

Instructors:

Mary Minow, LibraryLaw.com

Ann McCarty, Associate Director North County Rape Crisis & Child Protection Center

Deborah Holmes, LCSW, Associate Director, CALM (Child Abuse Listening & Mediation)

Officer Scott Klacking, Beat Coordinator/Background Investigator, Santa Barbara Police Department

Comments

[Mary]

Thanks Dan - I took a look and there is some helpful stuff there - just goes to show that even if we may disagree sometimes on methods and policies,we have the same goal of keeping a safe place for kids in the library.

[Dan Kleinman]

Mary, cool. Listen, I'm going to suggest you take a peek at my page on the topic: LMIRL. I know you teach this and don't need my suggestions, however, allow me to point out I have potentially useful links to a number of significant newscasts on this child safety topic, and the like.

I hereby give you 100% complete permission to use anything you see or download on the page without having to ask and without having to give any attribution whatsoever. The point here is to protect children. Take anything you want for that purpose.

I extend this offer to anyone else helping children, including your co-presenters. Please inform them of this offer.

Thank you.