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NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit News & Resources Supporting the National Network of Libraries of Medicine's Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative
Archive for the ‘Flooding’ CategoryUpdate: Cedar Rapids Public Library Flooding (2008)Friday, January 14th, 2011Back in June 2008, five feet of water rushed into the Cedar Rapids Public Library from the nearby Cedar River. Two-thirds of the library’s collection was lost and the remaining materials were relocated to another temporary site. Plans for a new Cedar Rapids Public Library have now been released with a completion date of July 2013. Update: State Library of QueenslandThursday, January 13th, 2011The latest on the flooding situation from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA): http://www.alia.org.au/disasterrecovery/QLDFloods.html Click on the link below for an article from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) about the flooding at the State Library of Queensland. Note that the concern now is not with water damage but the affect summer humidity (no power) will have on library materials. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2011/01/12/brisbane-flooding-arts.html State Library of Queensland (Australia)Wednesday, January 12th, 2011We’ve been following the flooding at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Here is a map, some pictures and reports: Pictures: http://twitpic.com/3p7zbs / http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=272291&id=822662788&l=2733269ca1 Library Flooding Pictures & Videos from University of Western AustraliaFriday, May 28th, 2010Heavy rains hit Perth, Australia, on March 22nd causing extensive damage, including the Education, Fine Arts, and Architecture Library. See the links below for pictures and video of the event. Video of water streaming into the library
New Flood MapThursday, March 18th, 2010Click here to interact with a great new flood map from the National Climate Data Center. Flooding data listed by number of events and property damage. Click on image below for additional flooding information.
A Very Wet MondayMonday, March 15th, 2010Water is a major threat to libraries. Over the years, water has damaged library materials via roof leaks, burst pipes, and river flooding. As you can see from the map below, water is a major issue in several places across the United States today. (Flood advisories and warnings are in green.) Here are a couple of questions we should all be asking ourselves: How’s our supply of plastic covering? Are any of our unique or hard to replace materials in the path of potential flooding?
Introduction to Disaster Planning for LibrariesWednesday, December 16th, 2009Click here to view an 8:51 screencast that I did of the importance of disaster planning in libraries. The focus of the screencast is on major disasters that can greatly impact library operations.
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