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Helping United States Libraries After Disasters

If you think the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ can help libraries affected by natural disasters in any way toward recovery, please contact the Chapter Relations Office: Michael Dowling at 312-280-3200 or Mariel Colbert at 312-280-2148.

Planning for disaster any type or size of a disaster helps mitigate the damage of your collections. The information presented here is meant as a general guide to planning, recovery and seeking federal funding to aid in disaster response and recovery. The steps outlined here are based on current Federal policies, some of which are under review. The ¾«¶«´«Ã½has tried to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, however, it assumes no liability for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in this publication.

• From AL Direct (December 4, 2018)
• From American Libraries (September 14, 2018),

¾«¶«´«Ã½Resources

(An Initiative of Association for Library Collections and Technical Services)

After Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, some dedicated librarians volunteered their time to help rebuild another community. The philosophy behind Librarians Build Community is to connect librarians with libraries and community organizations in need of skilled volunteers in order to form meaningful volunteer opportunities and to improve awareness of the expertise librarians possess. The resources developed here are meant to help libraries organize volunteer events to maintain access to collections and develop community partnerships in libraries.

Tools to help organize volunteer events:

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International Libraries

To help international libraries, please contact the at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 3201.

: A Project Providing Access to Free Professional Development Opportunities for ¾«¶«´«Ã½Members around the World.

(¾«¶«´«Ã½CD#41 2013)