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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

Programa de ayuda tras el paso del Huracán María

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1. HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
2. “University of Illinois librarian to help Puerto Rican libraries with disaster recovery”
3. Survey - Mapa de Historia|Map of History
4. Puerto Rico deployment of National Heritage Responders (NHR)
5. Programa de ayuda tras el paso del Huracán María
6. REFORMA National ALA Midwinter 2018 Fundraiser, Denver, CO
7. “El huracán María y las Bibliotecas Académicas en Puerto Rico”
8. Tweet by Sonia Vázquez
9. “Piden donaciones de libros para Biblioteca Municipal de Guayanilla” published by Voces del Sur
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Adiestramiento en manejo de colecciones culturales durante emergencias by the Heritage Emergency National Task Force A team sponsored by FEMA and Smithsonian Institution which included Beatriz Centeno, Vicki Lee & Abigail Aldrich from National Archives and Record Administration (NARA); Nora Lockshin from Smithsonian Institution Archives for Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative; and Elizabeth Milnarik from National Park Service offered a whole day seminar on General assessment of building and collections/holdings with an architect; General maintenance and passive environments in institutions; Lecture on personal protection equipment (PPE), possibly respirator fit testing; Hands-on demonstration and training on cleaning of storage and display furniture, paper, books, objects, paintings, and furniture. Training took place at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez on December 12; at the Museo de Arte de Ponce on the 13 and at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico on December 14. A total of 87 participants benefited from the training.
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