Emergency Preparedness For Libraries » (New Edition)

Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries, whose population at any given moment is as unpredictable as the weather, know how to prepare for, endure, and survive a disaster, whether natural or man-made, and even fewer put their know-how to paper. Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures. Based, in part, on an emergency preparedness seminar the author has presented for the American Library Association, Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library personnel with detailed instructions for protecting staff, patrons, and the facilities themselves.

Introduction v

1 Defining Twenty-first Century Emergencies and Disasters 3

2 Defining Twenty-first Century Emergencies and Disasters in Library Environments 19

3 Planning, Prevention, Response, and Recovery 51

4 Emergency/Disaster Action Plans 73

5 Integrating Emergency/Disaster Planning into the Organization 113

6 Day One/Day of: Responding to Emergency/Disaster Events, Both Internal and External 131

7 Day Two and Beyond 139

Appendix A Resources 145

Appendix B Forms 177

Appendix C Virtual World Emergency Simulations 193

About the Author 197