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

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.

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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
4. Survey - Mapa de Historia|Map of History
5. 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. HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
9. "Colecciones en tiempos de emergencia: ¿Cómo actuar?"
10. Rebuild Puerto Rico
12. Biblioteca Pública de Guayanilla asks for help after flooding
13. Puerto Rico deployment of National Heritage Responders (NHR)
15. “Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
16. “Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane”
17. 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.
18. Visit to the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Library
19. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (East)
20. Survey “Inventario de Necesidades y Daños” by ArchiRED, Reforma, SBPR, and others
21. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (South)
22. 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.
24. Librarian Sujei Lugo Vázquez receives More books and art supplies for kids in Puerto Rico
25. Gaylord donates 100 Salvage Wheels and Collection Care Guides
26. #HurricaneMaria = devastation = need to do act
27. Mission possible: Emergency response for cultural heritage institutions in Puerto Rico
29. 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.
31. Beyond the box: Design thinking to rebuild Puerto Rico
32. 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.
33. “Redacción de propuestas competitivas”
34. When the unthinkable happens: Reconsidering access and preservation after a catastrophic event
35. Public libraries of Johnson County team up to help Puerto Rico
36. Second deployment of the National Heritage Responders (NHR)
37. "Every drop counts: The recovery of libraries and archives in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria"
38. Conservación del patrimonio
39. Bibliotecas, archivos y museos en Puerto Rico luego del embate del Huracán María
40. Loida García-Febo in Libraries Tour
41. Experiencias de adaptación y respuesta: Situaciones de emergencia en centros de información y documentación
42. “Iowa libraries take action for Puerto Rico”
43. “Story Lab holds book drive for libraries impacted by Hurricane Maria”
44. Asamblea Museos de Puerto Rico
45. Hurricane impacts on Caribbean educational and heritage sites: Urgent needs and long term challenges
47. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (Metro)
48. Daños a biblioteca pública de Arecibo, Nicolás Nabal Barreto
49. Picking up the pieces: Helping Puerto Rican cultural heritage organizations after hurricanes Irma and Maria
50. Introducción a la preservación/ Rescate de colecciones, archivos y bibliotecas ante desastres naturales
Contents of this tag:
1. “Story Lab holds book drive for libraries impacted by Hurricane Maria”
2. When the unthinkable happens: Reconsidering access and preservation after a catastrophic event
3. “The road to recovery: Puerto Rican museums regroup after hurricane”
4. Conservación del patrimonio
5. Daños a biblioteca pública de Arecibo, Nicolás Nabal Barreto
6. “Pide ayuda a Japón para rescatar obra de artista puertorriqueño”
7. “Puerto Rico Post-Maria”
9. 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.
10. #HurricaneMaria = devastation = need to do act
12. Beyond the box: Design thinking to rebuild Puerto Rico
Contents of this tag:
2. HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
3. Puerto Rico deployment of National Heritage Responders (NHR)
4. “Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
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. Managing moisture in non-mechanized environments and disaster situations
7. Caribbean Heritage Emergency Network (CHEN)
8. “Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane”
9. Visit to the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Library
10. FEMA orientation by Jennifer Growan for Archives and Libraries at Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
11. When the unthinkable happens: Reconsidering access and preservation after a catastrophic event
12. 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.
13. Conservación básica y catalogación de material audiovisual
14. Conservación del patrimonio
15. Bibliotecas, archivos y museos en Puerto Rico luego del embate del Huracán María
18. Hurricane impacts on Caribbean educational and heritage sites: Urgent needs and long term challenges
19. “Redacción de propuestas competitivas”
20. Experiencias de adaptación y respuesta: Situaciones de emergencia en centros de información y documentación
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. "Every drop counts: The recovery of libraries and archives in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria"
24. Manejo de hongos en colecciones culturales
25. APOYO sends 30 Emergency Response and Salvage Wheels to Puerto Rico
26. Picking up the pieces: Helping Puerto Rican cultural heritage organizations after hurricanes Irma and Maria
27. La Borinqueña ha escogido a la biblioteca comunitaria del Proyecto de Apoyo Mutuo para recibir apoyo
28. 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.
31. Beyond the box: Design thinking to rebuild Puerto Rico
32. Mission possible: Emergency response for cultural heritage institutions in Puerto Rico
Contents of this tag:
1. “Puerto Rico’s museums on the mend”
2. “Why Thousands of People Around the World Are Mapping Puerto Rico's Buildings and Streets”
3. Hurricane Irma GOES16 ABI visible 2017/09/06
4. "En buen estado las colecciones de arte del país"
5. Detenido el panorama del arte en museos y galerías de Puerto Rico tras el paso del Huracán María”
6. "FEMA's effort to preserve Puerto Rico's culture and history"
8. “Incierto el futuro para escuelas destrozadas”
9. “University of Illinois librarian to help Puerto Rican libraries with disaster recovery”
10. NOAA GOES-16 Satellite captured Hurricane Maria making landfall on Puerto Rico on the morning of September 20th With 155 mph winds, Hurricane Maria eyewall makes landfall on Yabucoa at 6:15am. Crossing diagonally the Island, existing through Arecibo at 2:00pm. Despite its classification according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale as a Category 4, the lack of accurate data when moving across Puerto Rico caused by the loss of the Doppler Radar and the immensity of its 28 miles eye radius supports that stronger wind gust were felt in higher elevations. Over 38 inches of rain and surges up to 9 feet caused flooding and landslides affecting access to roads and communities for weeks. The electrical grid was destroyed, leaving the entire Island without power and potable water.
12. “La Escuela de Artes Plásticas sufrió daños considerables por María”
13. 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.
14. “Bajo agua el Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico”
15. “El Cuartel de Ballajá sufrió cuantiosos daños”
16. Informe a la comunidad universitaria y al senado académico sobre la situación del recinto de Río Piedras
17. “El huracán María y las Bibliotecas Académicas en Puerto Rico”
18. “Archivo de expedientes de Centro Judicial de Bayamón sufrió daños por María”
19. HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
20. “Piden donaciones de libros para Biblioteca Municipal de Guayanilla” published by Voces del Sur
21. Biblioteca Pública de Guayanilla asks for help after flooding
22. "Colecciones en tiempos de emergencia: ¿Cómo actuar?"
24. “UPR: Exige limpieza de hongos en las bibliotecas"
25. Jane Stern Dorado Community Library Hurricane Relief Fund
26. “I’m a librarian in Puerto Rico, and this is my Hurricane Maria survival story"
27. “Nuevas estrategias de contingencia”
28. "Huracán María"
29. “El huracán María trae pérdidas de talleres, obras y económicas a nuestros artistas plásticos”
30. “Daños millonarios en la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao”
31. “Golpe histórico a vitrales centenarios”
32. “911 por el arte”
33. ‘Hamilton’ ticket raffle aims to raise money for damaged library in Puerto Rico
34. “El Museo de la Salsa sufre daños colaterales por Huracán María en P.R.”
36. “In battered Puerto Rico, an art museum full of treasures Is open for business”
37. “Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane”
38. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (East)
39. “Se convierte en depósito provisional para otras instituciones” by Mariela Fullana Acosta published at El Nuevo Día
40. “Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
41. PUL librarians Fernando Acosta-Rodríguez and Brenna Campbell help preserve irreplaceable Puerto Rican collections damaged by Hurricane Maria
42. “University of Illinois expert helps Puerto Rico libraries”
43. “How three librarians began to rebuild in a ‘New Puerto Rico’”
44. “Puerto Rico Post-Maria”
45. “Boise woman tries to restock empty library shelves In Puerto Rico”
46. “Bibliotecas, archivos y museos en Puerto Rico luego del embate del Huracán María”
47. “Transformation and innovation in the wake of devastation: An economic and disaster recovery Plan for Puerto Rico” (draft)
48. “UI expert helping Puerto Rico libraries assess, repair hurricane damage”
50. 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.
51. “Protecting Puerto Rico’s heritage from another disaster”
52. “Iowa libraries take action for Puerto Rico”
54. Hurricane Maria Lashes Puerto Rico
55. Student shares photos of the actual state of the 5th floor in UPR-Cayey Library
56. “American Library Association president-elect to tour Puerto Rico libraries”
57. “Rebuilding Puerto Rican Libraries” and “Preservation Challenges in Puerto Rico”
58. #HurricaneMaria = devastation = need to do act
59. “Seizing the Memes of Production: Political memes in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Diaspora”
60. Hurricane impacts on Caribbean educational and heritage sites: Urgent needs and long term challenges
61. 20 voces en lucha por Puerto Rico - Marianne Ramírez Aponte, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
62. “El impacto de María en la comunidad creativa en Puerto Rico”
63. Conservación del patrimonio
64. “Hongos y filtraciones, enemigos de las bibliotecas afectadas por María”
65. “REFORMA Puerto Rico Chapter and Committee updates”
66. Lin-Manuel Miranda apoya a la Isla con su talento y corazón
67. “The slow reawakening of the Río Piedras Campus”
68. Mensaje de Elena González, directora de la Biblioteca Legal del Departamento de Justicia
69. After the Storm: On the Artist’s Life in Puerto Rico, Post-Maria
70. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (Metro)
71. “Orientan sobre cómo preservar colecciones en el RUM”
72. “Pide ayuda a Japón para rescatar obra de artista puertorriqueño”
73. “Peligra la memoria histórica del país”
74. “El Instituto Smithsonian salvaguardó los museos de Puerto Rico”
75. Recordando lo que causó el Huracán María a la Biblioteca de la UPRH
77. “University librarian helps Puerto Rico preserve books”
78. “Local educators lead relief efforts in Puerto Rico”
79. “Sharing our resources with Puerto Rico"
80. “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.
81. “Discover America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2018”
82. “Hurricane Maria: The Aftermath”
83. Hurricane Maria and Its Lessons on Preservation
84. “Story Lab holds book drive for libraries impacted by Hurricane Maria”
86. Public libraries of Johnson County team up to help Puerto Rico
87. “Heritage Responders and Caribbean Museums in Crisis”
88. Report: “The Working Conference on Regional Approaches on Disaster Recovery and Heritage Preservation” Publication - Article by Zara Ali and Ashleigh Morris published at the Universiteit Leiden News presents the efforts coordinated by the Caribbean Archives Association (CARBICA), a branch of the International Council on Archives (ICA) to train a group of archivist, librarians and cultural heritage professional in Saint Maarten from July 30 to August 2 about disaster recovery with participants from Saint Martin, Puerto Rico, Dominica and the British Virgin Islands.
89. “U of I librarian headed to Puerto Rico to help with disaster relief”
90. “Crisis en los museos del ICP”
91. “The road to recovery: Puerto Rican museums regroup after hurricane”
92. “After Hurricane Maria, meet the artists challenging the US media’s disaster narrative” Publication - Article by Erica Dawn Lyne published at Frieze highlighting the efforts of the artistic community in support of eachother as a response to the slow aid been provided by the govenrment and FEMA. The article presents initiatives from Beta-Local, El Departamento de Comida, El Almacén, La Impresora, Taller Malaquita and the special funding "El Serrucho" which distributed $350,000 to artists across Puerto Rico.
93. EMTs for US Heritage: National Heritage Responders
94. Strengthening our Response Network