What to Do with Patrons that are Mad on Arrival (MOA)

To register for this webinar please follow this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7316842525266/WN_ZYdtFnNIRTOJ3H23Hfg-2w. Sessions are free and available only to members of the Michigan library community. Registrants will receive instructions and a link to attend the session directly from PCI after they register.

Who’s stressed out and overwhelmed these days? That’s an easy one! Some of your patrons and co-workers.

How we respond to these difficult patron behaviors is often the key to de-escalating these situations and in turn protecting ourselves when their behavior is no longer acceptable or wanted.

In this interactive and informative program, attendees will learn specific verbiage to set boundaries and de-escalate patrons’ situations, as well safety techniques and procedures to use to create more consistent responses to difficult behaviors.

As a result of this program, attendees will learn:

• Specific phrases to use with patrons to stop unwanted behaviors
• The 30-30-30 rule for creating an environmentally safe library space
• Using the OODA Loop model to decide what actions to take (or not)
• De-escalation techniques to use to help patrons focus on problem solving instead of continuing emotional outbursts
• How and why not to take the patrons’ behavior personally

Instructor: Andrew has been developing and conducting training programs for library organizations for more than twenty years. He has presented Web-based, On-line, and Face-to-Face sessions on Customer Service and Communication Skills in the U.S. and many countries around the world.

Andrew’s programs are filled with proven techniques that attendees can immediately apply with their difficult and challenging customer behaviors. He is the past president of the Haywood County Library Board of Trustees in Western North Carolina and a monthly donor to EveryLibrary, supporting libraries across the country in their efforts to get the financial support they deserve.

PCI Webinars are recorded and available to members of the Michigan library community in the Library of Michigan's Niche Staff Skills Academy about a week after they air. New webinars will be in the New category for several weeks. You do not need to register for a webinar in order to view it later in the Staff Skills Academy.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Library of Michigan.