Puerto Rico's libraries, archives and museums road to recovery: A timeline of events after Hurricane Maria Main Menu Content Table of contents Introduction Introduction to the timeline Acknowledgments Time to say thank you About the Authors A little bit about the contributors Timeline Content for the months of September 2017 through September 2018 Interviews Interviews with libraries, archives and museum professionals about the impact of hurricane Maria at their institutions Contribute Contribute to the timeline

January 2018

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By January 82% of the electrical grid had been repaired and Universities were still struggling to complete their extended semester, which will end by late February for most. During this month the heritage sector received a lot of exposure in the media, especially in the United States, highlighting the efforts that were taking place locally. It begins with an article in the American Libraries magazine by the American Library Association (ALA) with a summary of what was known to the date about the extent of damages. For a few days, different newspapers featured the works of Miriam Centeno, the Collections Care Coordinator at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Thanks to Jeanne Drewes, from the Library of Congress, Jaquelina Alvarez, Librarian at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez (UPRM), was able to contact Centeno and she became a pillar and mentor to many on the Island. For a week she performed assessment and trained UPRM library staff. She also provided three specialized workshops “Preservación y preparación ante desastres”; trained personnel at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico, and visited the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao. Everything sponsored by the NEH Chairman’s Emergency Grant awarded to UPRM and the University of Illinois’ Library.
 
Loida García-Febo, ALA’s President-elect, and Tess Tobin, President for REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers) performed a Library Tour for a week and met with librarians to chat about their damages and needs. The National Heritage Responders (NHR) were deployed for a second time and Jim Lindner and Mick Newnham from PRESTO Center offered a specialized workshop for audiovisual preservation. Finally, a new survey to gather data about limited equipment and supply availability on the Island was released.


 

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Contents of this tag:

  1. Workshop “Preservación y preparación ante desastres” by Miriam Centeno
  2. Miriam Centeno performs collections assessment and training for the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico Library staff
  3. “Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
  4. Inventario de equipos y suministros de difícil adquisición
  5. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (East)
  6. “UI expert helping Puerto Rico libraries assess, repair hurricane damage”
  7. “University librarian helps Puerto Rico preserve books”
  8. HENTF Helps Protect Puerto Rico's Heritage
  9. “American Library Association president-elect to tour Puerto Rico libraries”
  10. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (South)
  11. Miriam Centeno performs collections assessment and training for UPR-M’s Library staff
  12. Second deployment of the National Heritage Responders (NHR)
  13. Conservación básica y catalogación de material audiovisual
  14. “Crisis en los museos del ICP”
  15. “Hurricane Maria: The Aftermath”
  16. Loida García-Febo in Libraries Tour
  17. “U of I librarian headed to Puerto Rico to help with disaster relief”
  18. Intense rains keeps under threat the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus Collections
  19. “University of Illinois expert helps Puerto Rico libraries”
  20. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (Metro)
  21. “How three librarians began to rebuild in a ‘New Puerto Rico’”