the public library as community disaster recovery center
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NJLA 2014 conference panel featuring 3 One Page All Libraries participants. OPAL is an initiative of the NJ State Library and the National Network of Libraries in Medicine.TRANSCRIPT
The Public Library as Community
Disaster Recovery Center:
How to Prepare your Library & Community for an Emergency
2014 New Jersey Library Association Conference
Panelists
Michele Stricker
Associate Director, Library Support Services, NJ State Library
Marie Downes and Cheryl Rheiner
Director & Librarian, West Deptford Public Library
Barb Hauck-Mah
Director, Caldwell Public Library
Allison Moonitz
Assistant Director, Mahwah Public Library
Our Topics
Intro from NJ State Library
Emergency Prep Training for Libraries
One Page Service Continuity Plan
Staff Training
Library: Community Partner in Disaster Response
http://lss.njstatelib.org/disaster_resources
Project OPAL: West Deptford Library
One Page All Libraries: a service continuity plan for libraries that helps you get your services up and running again, as quickly as possible, after a disaster.
Emergency Preparedness Resources
Websites
Apps
Other Materials
Emergency Preparedness workshop
LOGIN Libraries Participants
West Deptford Library February 7, 2014
What is a Service Continuity Plan?
Maintain information services Communicate Library status Protect & rescue resources Summarize response procedures
Creating a Service Continuity Plan
Pocket Response Plan (PReP)
Project OPAL Pilot Program:
NJSL and NNLM
PReP Template from the Council of State Archivists
21 Ports in a Storm Libraries: Lodi Library volunteered for Project OPAL
9 weekly email assignments : Dan Wilson ,
Proj Coord. NNLM
Lodi Library’s Service Continuity Plan
Click on NNLM link & customize Lodi One Page Disaster Plan
http://nnlm.gov/ep/disaster-plan-templates
The value of OPAL
Bite-size tasks with adaptable format
• Service priorities
• Role responsibilities
• Community partners
Develop your Teams
Key service contacts
Library disaster team
Continuity of services team
Establish Priorities
Library Services Plan
Communications Plan
Disaster Response Procedures
Collection Rescue
Team Selects
Priority
Materials to
Protect & Rescue
Location & Labelling
You have a plan: Now what?
Tabletop exercises Training Drills Review and update plan
Contact info
Michele Stricker [email protected]
Marie Downes [email protected]
Cheryl Rheiner [email protected]
Barb Hauck-Mah [email protected]
Jennifer Cohen [email protected]
Allison Moonitz [email protected]
Dan Wilson [email protected]
(Coordinator, NNLM National Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative)
For more info
Emergency Preparedness resources : West Deptford Library’s Workshop for LOGIN libraries http://www.caldwellpl.org/Welcome/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Emergency-preparedness-resources.pdf
15 elements of a Library that is disaster ready
http://nnlm.gov/ep/2013/12/05/how-ready-is-your-library/
This presentation is on SlideShare at
http://www.slideshare.net/BarbHauckMah
Allison Moonitz’s presentation is on SlideShare at
http://www.slideshare.net/amoonitz/njla-2014-keeping-your-staff-safe-disaster-planning-staff-training