Preparing for catastrophes at PLA 2008

When I’m at library conferences, I tend to seek out everything that is related to international librarianship and disaster recovery and prep.  This afternoon, I’ll be attending a session at PLA 2008 about Catastrophe Readiness and Response: Proactive Roles for Public Libraries (see session 220) which should be interesting.  I have to say, however, that [...]

CNN Library hit by tornado in Atlanta

My poor Dad, who lives in the Atlanta area, got a call from me late last night as I watched the story of a tornado ripping through Atlanta unfolding on CNN.  He’s okay and the house is okay, but apparently there has been some heavy damage and some serious injuries, particularly in East Atlanta’s Cabbagetown.  [...]

Enterprise and non-profits to fund libraries in Albania and Chad

IKEA is funding school libraries in Albania.  Book Wish Foundation is to fund libraries that serve refugees from Darfur.