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Police Commissioner Hails Harry C. Moore Library Design in Crime Prevention
From left are: Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Anthony Ferguson; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. John Ferguson; Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr. Quinn McCartney; College President Dr. Betsy V. Boze; Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ellison Greenslade; College Librarian, Ms. Willamae Johnson; Associate Vice President, External Affairs, Ms. Gabriella Fraser; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Glenn Miller and Inspector and Executive Assistant, Mr. Kellie Mackey. Impressed with the functional, ultra-modern design and technological features of the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre at The College of The Bahamas, Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade and his senior team are considering a few of those same elements in future designs for Royal Bahamas Police Force structures. College President Dr. Betsy V. Boze and College Librarian Ms. Willamae Johnson, accompanied by Associate Vice President, External Affairs, Ms. Gabriella Fraser, took Commissioner Greenslade and five of his senior officers on a tour of the library on Monday July 25th. The police's senior team is at an integral stage in planning for the extended Cable Beach police station being constructed as part of the multi-billion dollar Baha Mar development. The structure is being expanded by 10,118 square feet. The $30 million Harry C. Moore Library offers comprehensive services including a 24-hour Internet cafe, special and law collections and institutional archives. Well staffed by college security, the library is also outfitted with closed circuit surveillance and an automatic banking machine. 
College Librarian, Ms. Willamae Johnson takes Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade on a tour of the library's 2nd floor. Both Commissioner Greenslade, AA '94, and Deputy Commissioner of Police Quinn Mccartney, AA '93, are graduates of The College of The Bahamas and were happy to return to their alma mater to generate ideas for the benefit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force. They were also keenly interested in the integrated use of space in the library as potentially suitable for the force's functionality. The Commissioner expressed an interest in adopting shared desk spaces in police office designs, moving away from what he termed the "my desk culture." Mr. Greenslade recognised the potential for a mutually beneficial and practical partnership between the police force and The College of The Bahamas and characterised the institution as a centre of excellence in many respects. "I fully believe that coming here today affirms that, because I have been able to see here in your new library a number of things that represent best practice," he said. "This is not a facility that makes us proud because it's a Caribbean facility; this is a facility that sits in the mix globally. Having had the opportunity to travel widely, I can tell you that this is impressive and stands shoulder to shoulder with other facilities that I have seen." 
College Librarian Ms. Willamae Johnson (left) and College President Dr. Betsy V. Boze (centre) chat with Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade as he tours the library. The Commissioner intends to become a card-carrying member of the library soon. Library membership is available for College community members including alumni as well as the general public. Officially opened in April, the Harry C. Moore Library, which is named after one of the College's most generous benefactors and former College Council member, the late Harry C. Moore, is a 60,000 square foot structure. It can accommodate more than 600 library users, has group and study spaces, an auditorium and is handicap accessible.
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