See Below Email on 7 Year Old Boy Approached Outside Pawling Library by Unfamiliar Adult

From: Karen De Gennaro [mailto:Children@PawlingLibrary.org]
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 1:15 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Keeping Children Safe at the Pawling Library

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 envirnonment 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