Hurricane Gustav library links

Here’s a quick roundup of library-related Hurricane Gustav links. Please add yours by commenting on this post.
Louisiana Library Status Blog
Library Director’s Blog: Lafayette (Louisiana) Public Library: Gustav Eve – August 31 – 9pm
ACRL Guest Blog Post: Loyala University Prepares for Hurricane Gustav
Gulf Coast Braces for Potential Category 3 Hurricane
LibraryThing Hurricane Gustav Thread (not quite library [...]

Chinese American Librarians Association Coordinating Donations

The Chinese American Librarians Association has set up a website for donations to support earthquake recovery efforts in China.
You can also read from American Libraries a report on the status of select libraries in China after the  earthquake.

The Library Project Organizes Donation Program for China

Of course, as soon as I say nothing is happening yet with rebuilding schools … I come across this:
The Library Project has created a program, “Earthquake Affected Regions“, to help rebuild the educational system that was affected as a result of the earthquake. It is projected that hundreds of elementary schools have been damaged in [...]

Holding back from writing more

Like the rest of the world, I’ve been watching with horror the stories emerging from Myanmar and China.  Because I have no way of finding any information about schools or libraries in those countries, beyond what everyone else can read in the news, I’ve held back from writing anything about the disasters.  My eyes will [...]

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.  [...]

Inland Empire Libraries Disaster Response Network

I just recently came across the Inland Empire Libraries Disaster Response Network, which has been around since 1987.  They have some issues with their website, including annoying spam pop-ups, but their is a wealth of information about their efforts to contribute to disaster preparedness in the Inland Empire area of California.  I don’t see anything [...]

Community building for libraries – the players

I knew when I started this blog that I was treading in some familiar, and well-written waters. Kathleen de la Pena McCook, Chrystie Hill, Librarian (whoever he/she is), and the many, many others who tackle libraries as institutions that build communities are already leading the way. I hope I can contribute some small [...]

Give back to libraries and individuals in need

My colleague at WJ wrote this wonderful piece about libraries giving back during the winter holidays.  Of course the image on the WJ homepage is of two WJ staffers in New Orleans volunteering during a Libraries Build Communities event, which I’m sure their sweaty faces can attest was in weather a lot hotter than most [...]

IPANDA

I recently came across this SLA project and wondered if it still was going, and what other disasters it had become involved with since Katrina.  I’ve emailed the contact given in the article.  I will keep you posted as to what I hear back.

Undocumented workers victimized in CA wildfires

As a follow up to my previous post about the California wildfires, here is another article about the unreported victims of the widfires.
There have been a lot of disasters in the news recently, and I’ve been remiss on writing about them. Now that I have a little time over the holidays to do some [...]