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Doris Hildreth Cooper cleans up at the Elba (Alabama) Public Library after severe flooding; books are tumbled to the floor.

A blackened, jumbled scene is viewed through the doors of the library; the roof has fallen in and the building is open to the sky. There are scarcely any recognizable items.

The Conservation Department is composed of the Conservation Laboratory and the Digital Imaging Laboratory, whose joint responsibility is to maintain and make available research materials in the Frick Art Reference Library. The Library consists of the…

Video of the Georgetown Public Library in Washington, D.C. on fire and fire crews on scene.

This California Preservation Program Website is designed as a template for libraries to use to create a local disaster plan and emergency preparedness plan, providing links to services and resources. A series of word documents can be downloaded to…

Template of a Disaster Plan Manual.

A complete disaster plan template created by the Portland, OR Library System, links to preservation and recovery resources are also provided.

The University of Iowa Libraries blog provides information on preservation and conservation issues pertinent to library including the following categories: digital preservation, book and paper conservation, flood recovery, materials, equipment and…

A workshop sponsored by the Rural Library Initiative to teach administrators and staff how to complete a disaster plan, train staff to prepare for and deal with a disaster, and to deal with different salvage stategies. The workshop is archived with…

Devastation after the Greensburg Tornado shows books from the public library exposed and surrounded by rubble.