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Puerto Rico's libraries, archives and museums road to recovery: A timeline of events after Hurricane Maria

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1. Manejo de hongos en colecciones culturales
2. “Hongos y filtraciones, enemigos de las bibliotecas afectadas por María”
3. Picking up the pieces: Helping Puerto Rican cultural heritage organizations after hurricanes Irma and Maria
4. “Peligra la memoria histórica del país”
6. Rescate de recursos de información: Manejo de agua y hongos A group of graduate students (future librarians and archivist) from the Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información (EGCTI) from the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras had the opportunity to practice rescuing affected collections after a catastrophic event. The workshop was offered by Soraya Serra, registrar at the Museo de Arte de Ponce, at the Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín.
8. “Helping libraries recover post-Hurricane Maria” Publication - Newsletter for the Friends of the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, Friendscript, summarizing how through Miriam Centeno they helped libraries in Puerto Rico with a donation of 3 preservation kit supplies. They were received by the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, and the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.
9. “Protecting Puerto Rico’s heritage from another disaster”
10. Public libraries of Johnson County team up to help Puerto Rico
11. “Seizing the Memes of Production: Political memes in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Diaspora”
12. Episode 25: Disaster Response In Episode 25, Dewey Decibel features interviews with two librarians whose expertise has them on the front lines of environmental disaster relief and preparedness. First, American Libraries' Associate Editor Terra Dankowski talks with Miriam Centeno, a collections care coordinator at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Libraries. Miriam traveled to Puerto Rico to help train librarians there in preservation and collections care following Hurricane Maria in fall 2017. Next, American Libraries Associate Editor and Dewey Decibel host Phil Morehart speaks with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, coordinator for library sustainability at Mid-Hudson Library System in Poughkeepsie, New York, and author of Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library's Future in an Uncertain World and Resilience, both published by ALA Editions.
13. SAA Foundation Awards Disaster Recovery Grant to University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón
14. Mission possible: Emergency response for cultural heritage institutions in Puerto Rico
Contents of this tag:
1. “Why Thousands of People Around the World Are Mapping Puerto Rico's Buildings and Streets”
2. Puerto Rico Mapathon for Hurricane Relief
5. Survey - Mapa de Historia|Map of History
6. Coalición por el Patrimonio de Puerto Rico’s meeting at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico Event - Cultural Institutions representatives gather to built a working group for emergency preparedness. Participants include: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Municipio de Ponce, Municipio de Bayamón, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras - Administración Central y Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, Municipio de Caguas, Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín, Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades, National Endowment for the Humanities, Museo de Arte de la Universidad de Puerto Rico - Recinto de Mayagüez, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Museo Casa Roig y el Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico. Jennifer Growan del Heritage Emergency National Task Force, Marta Mabel Pérez, Director MAPR.
8. Biblioteca Pública de Guayanilla asks for help after flooding
9. Puerto Rico deployment of National Heritage Responders (NHR)
11. HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
12. "Colecciones en tiempos de emergencia: ¿Cómo actuar?"
13. Rebuild Puerto Rico
15. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (East)
16. “Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
17. “Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane”
18. Cielo Martín Zayas, volunteer on the road When ArchiRED made a call for volunteers to compile data of damages, Cielo didn’t hesitate. From October 30 to December 5 she was on the road visiting 13 towns on the Northwest of the Island (Arecibo, Barceloneta, Camuy, Dorado, Florida, Hatillo, Lares, Manatí, Quebradilla, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Utuado y Vega Baja) and compiling data for 41 institutions. She also helped follow up with 8 historical archives.
19. Visit to the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Library
20. “Story Lab holds book drive for libraries impacted by Hurricane Maria”
21. Asamblea Museos de Puerto Rico
22. Hurricane impacts on Caribbean educational and heritage sites: Urgent needs and long term challenges
24. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (Metro)
25. Daños a biblioteca pública de Arecibo, Nicolás Nabal Barreto
26. Picking up the pieces: Helping Puerto Rican cultural heritage organizations after hurricanes Irma and Maria
27. Introducción a la preservación/ Rescate de colecciones, archivos y bibliotecas ante desastres naturales
28. Survey “Inventario de Necesidades y Daños” by ArchiRED, Reforma, SBPR, and others
29. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (South)
30. Heritage Emergency and Response Training (HEART) Event - The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) and the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, in collaboration with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provided the Heritage Emergency and Response Training to museum professionals in the Island. The training took place at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and topics ranged from collection salvage techniques, evacuation and long term planning for emergency management in a weeklong intensive course.
32. Librarian Sujei Lugo Vázquez receives More books and art supplies for kids in Puerto Rico
33. Gaylord donates 100 Salvage Wheels and Collection Care Guides
34. #HurricaneMaria = devastation = need to do act
35. Mission possible: Emergency response for cultural heritage institutions in Puerto Rico
37. American Library Association donates 100 kits of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Due to the high concentration of mold spores in cultural institutions experts advise to proceed the cleaning process only with proper protection. During the months of September to December, these were hard to get locally. Through ALA, Michael Dowling in collaboration with, Miriam Centeno from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, were able to allocate 100 kits which included: nitrile gloves, hair caps, aprons and N95 mask.
39. Beyond the box: Design thinking to rebuild Puerto Rico
40. Rescate de recursos de información: Manejo de agua y hongos A group of graduate students (future librarians and archivist) from the Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información (EGCTI) from the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras had the opportunity to practice rescuing affected collections after a catastrophic event. The workshop was offered by Soraya Serra, registrar at the Museo de Arte de Ponce, at the Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín.
41. “Redacción de propuestas competitivas”
42. When the unthinkable happens: Reconsidering access and preservation after a catastrophic event
43. Public libraries of Johnson County team up to help Puerto Rico
44. Second deployment of the National Heritage Responders (NHR)
45. "Every drop counts: The recovery of libraries and archives in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria"
46. Conservación del patrimonio
47. Bibliotecas, archivos y museos en Puerto Rico luego del embate del Huracán María
48. Loida García-Febo in Libraries Tour
49. Experiencias de adaptación y respuesta: Situaciones de emergencia en centros de información y documentación
50. “Iowa libraries take action for Puerto Rico”
Contents of this tag:
2. HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
3. Puerto Rico deployment of National Heritage Responders (NHR)
4. FEMA orientation by Jennifer Growan for Archives and Libraries at Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
5. Miriam Centeno performs collections assessment and training for the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico Library staff The NEH Chairman’s Emergency Grant won by the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, allowed Centeno to also provide specialized training for the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico. They also received a donation of preservation tools from the Illinois University Library Friends. In the photo, from left to right: Sigfredo López, Miriam Centeno, Natalia Hernández, Zayra Maldonado, Francheska Ortiz and Natalia Rivera
6. “Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
7. Managing moisture in non-mechanized environments and disaster situations
8. Caribbean Heritage Emergency Network (CHEN)
9. “Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane”
10. Visit to the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Library
11. Beyond the box: Design thinking to rebuild Puerto Rico
12. Mission possible: Emergency response for cultural heritage institutions in Puerto Rico
13. When the unthinkable happens: Reconsidering access and preservation after a catastrophic event
14. Rescate de recursos de información: Manejo de agua y hongos A group of graduate students (future librarians and archivist) from the Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información (EGCTI) from the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras had the opportunity to practice rescuing affected collections after a catastrophic event. The workshop was offered by Soraya Serra, registrar at the Museo de Arte de Ponce, at the Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín.
15. Bibliotecas, archivos y museos en Puerto Rico luego del embate del Huracán María
16. Conservación básica y catalogación de material audiovisual
17. Conservación del patrimonio
18. Hurricane impacts on Caribbean educational and heritage sites: Urgent needs and long term challenges
21. After Hurricane Maria - From Prayer to Resilience
22. Puerto Rico's Libraries, Archives and Museums road to recovery: A timeline of events after Hurricane Maria
23. “Redacción de propuestas competitivas”
24. Experiencias de adaptación y respuesta: Situaciones de emergencia en centros de información y documentación
25. APOYO sends 30 Emergency Response and Salvage Wheels to Puerto Rico
26. "Every drop counts: The recovery of libraries and archives in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria"
27. Manejo de hongos en colecciones culturales
28. La Borinqueña ha escogido a la biblioteca comunitaria del Proyecto de Apoyo Mutuo para recibir apoyo
29. Picking up the pieces: Helping Puerto Rican cultural heritage organizations after hurricanes Irma and Maria
31. Heritage Emergency and Response Training (HEART) Event - The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) and the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, in collaboration with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), provided the Heritage Emergency and Response Training to museum professionals in the Island. The training took place at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and topics ranged from collection salvage techniques, evacuation and long term planning for emergency management in a weeklong intensive course.