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Re: service dogs wrap up



Friday funny...the service dogs are probably better behaved than a lot of
library/archive patrons anyway!!

Sharon Lee Butcher
Reference Librarian
AEDC Technical Library
100 Kindel Drive, Ste C212
Arnold AFB, TN  37389-3212
931-454-4430
Fax:  931-454-5421
sharon.butcher@arnold.af.mil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Roth [SMTP:ericjroth@YAHOO.COM]
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 12:07 PM
> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      service dogs wrap up
>
> Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry about
> policies regarding allowing service dogs into
> archives.
>
> In summary, most respondents made it clear that
> legally, service dogs are permitted to enter all
> spaces with their owners, so archives cannot not
> necessarily restrict service dogs from accompanying
> their owners into archives.
>
> These dogs are well-trained and are supposed to be
> well-behaved, and all respondents reported favorable
> experiences, but, in the case of a service dog causing
> problems, the archives is justified in asking the
> owner to remove the offending animal.
>
> One respondent noted that archivists should not be
> concerned with shedding, since such animals are
> typically well-groomed, and any residue should
> normally be taken care of during routine cleaning.
>
> As an alternative approach, one respondent wrote that
> "we do not let dogs into the Archives room. Any files
> or documents would be brought out of the Archives to
> another room, and this would be
> under my supervision, whether there was a dog present
> or not. That's our policy, but I should also add that
> we do not let *anyone* who is not staff or an archival
> volunteer into the room where the Archives are housed.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Eric J. Roth
> Archivist/Librarian
> Huguenot Historical Society
> 88 Huugenot Street
> New Paltz, NY 12561
> library@hhs-newpaltz.org
> ericjroth@yahoo.com
>
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