Hi Parents,
We are writing to inform you that there was a safety incident this weekend in Pawling. A young boy was waiting near the library for his parents to pick him up and was approached by an unfamiliar adult. We are letting parents know because we believe a heightened awareness of your child’s environment can only serve to help protect all of our children. Our current policy states:
“All children under the age of 7 years must have a supervising adult with them at the library at all times while they are participating in our programs.”
As a result of this weekend’s event, we are establishing a additional safety guideline to protect the children participating in our programs. If your child is to be transported to a program and supervised by an adult other than a parent, we ask that you fill out and sign a transportation permission form available at the circulation desk at the library. This form must be completed for all minors participating in our programs. For your convenience, I have attached a copy of the form to this email. This form is also available on line at:
http://www.pawlinglibrary.org/children/2010/02/childrens_programs_adds_safety.html#more
Please understand our only intent is to keep all of our families safe.
Sincerely,
Bob Reilly, Director
Karen DeGennaro, Children’s Services
Evelina Simones, YA Program Coordinator
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