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February 18, 2020 by Gary Price

New York: “Female Security Guard Dies After Being Repeatedly Stabbed in Spring Valley Library”

February 18, 2020 by Gary Price

Updated February 24, 2020

Funeral Held For Security Guard Sandra Wilson as Spring Valley Library Reopens (via CBS New York)

Updated February 21, 2020

Amid Homeless and Mental Illness Issues, Sandra Wilson’s Killing Puts Role of Public Libraries Under Spotlight (via CBS New York)

After a Security Guard is Killed, Libraries Take a Look at the Balance Between Safety And Access (via lohud)

Community Turns Out for Vigil to Honor Slain Finkelstein Library Security Guard (via lohud)

Update February 19, 2020

Spring Valley Police Chief: Finkelstein Library Guard Told Stabbing Suspect to Turn Down Music (via lohud)

From WABC:

A woman has died after she was stabbed repeatedly inside a library in Spring Valley on Tuesday afternoon. The incident was reported at the Finkelstein Memorial Library on Chestnut Street just after 2 p.m. The 52-year-old female security guard was sitting at her post on the third floor when with no warning, a man attacked her with a knife.

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The suspect, a 25-year-old Spring Valley resident, was taken into custody. The investigation is ongoing.

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From LoHud.com:

The library closed for the rest of the day following the stabbing due to what a phone message called an “unforeseen emergency.”

Finkelstein Library is one of Rockland County’s largest and busiest public libraries, serving more than 100,000 residents in the East Ramapo school district.

The library said on its Facebook page that it will be closed on Wednesday.

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WABC Report

See Also: Finkelstein Library Website

Filed under: Libraries, News, Public Libraries

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.

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