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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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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
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Hilda Teresa Ayala-González
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Survey “Inventario de necesidades y daños” by ArchiRED”
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The Red de Archivos de Puerto Rico developed a form to collect data of damages and needs from archives.
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Timeline of events for the month of October 2017
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2018-07-29T21:35:42-07:00
“Puerto Rico’s museums on the mend”
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Publication - Articel by Victoria Stapley Brown published at The Art Newspaper with the story of the museums on the Island that began opening its doors and coordinating activities for the community after the hurricane.
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2018-08-14T10:23:34-07:00
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2018-07-29T21:39:22-07:00
“Why Thousands of People Around the World Are Mapping Puerto Rico's Buildings and Streets”
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Publication - Article by Maddie Stone published at Earther presenting one of the mapping activities that took place at the University of Pennsylvania where Puerto Rican Coral Salomón, former National Digital Stewardship Resident at Penn’s Fisher Fine Arts Library with Girmaye Misgna, Mapping and Geospatial Data Librarian, and Amanpreet (Aman) Kaur, STEM Librarian coordinated the efforts.
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2018-07-29T22:35:14-07:00
Leader of Taino Activity Center
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Event - Leader of Taino Activity Center Cacique Caciba Opil Veguilla explains Hurricane Maria's damages to FEMA representative Jennifer Groman.
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2018-08-14T10:39:46-07:00
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2018-07-29T22:00:02-07:00
“La Escuela de Artes Plásticas sufrió daños considerables por María”
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Publication - Article by Mariela Fullana Acosta published at El Nuevo Día presenting the Francisco Oller library in the Escuela de Artes Plásticas. The building was deeply affected by the collapse of a wall and some broken skylights and windows. They loss part of their reference collection and art exhibit catalogs.
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2018-08-04T14:58:55-07:00
Coalición por el Patrimonio de Puerto Rico’s meeting at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
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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.
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2018-07-29T22:01:30-07:00
Detenido el panorama del arte en museos y galerías de Puerto Rico tras el paso del Huracán María”
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Publication - Articel by Edwin Velazquez Collazo published at Puerto Rico Art News highlighting the lack of museums exhibits and public programming, essential for cultural and tourism activities. Due to the extent of damages and the failure of the electric grid many institutions are closed or providing partial services.
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2018-07-29T22:02:38-07:00
"FEMA's effort to preserve Puerto Rico's culture and history"
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Publication - Article by Mariela Fullana Acosta published at El Nuevo Día highlighting an innitiative by the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico to provide a secure temporary storage to art collections in need.
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2018-07-29T21:49:15-07:00
“Incierto el futuro para escuelas destrozadas”
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Publication - Article by Keila López Alicea published at El Nuevo Día exposing the Marcelino Canino School Library in Dorado. It is shown destroyed by more than five feet of river water and mud.
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2018-07-29T21:33:53-07:00
Rebuild Puerto Rico
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Event - The Center for Puerto Rican Studies launches website to inform the diaspora on issues about the state of the Island and address help initiatives from the US according to the needs.
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2018-08-14T10:23:14-07:00
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2018-07-29T21:51:35-07:00
Jane Stern Dorado Community Library Hurricane Relief Fund
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Funding - A community library plays a fundamental role in the recovery process. In Dorado, they open a funding campaign to help hurricane survivors.
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Conservators meeting
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Event - Conservators in Puerto Rico gather to plan for local disaster relief. Organized by Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, sponsored by Smithsonian Institution.
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2018-07-29T21:55:19-07:00
MAPR trabaja en rescate del patrimonio cultural en Puerto Rico después del paso del huracán María
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Funding - Smithsonian Institution provides grant of $75,000 to the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico for providing provisional storage for art collections and training.
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2018-08-14T10:29:16-07:00
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2018-07-29T22:23:15-07:00
“I’m a librarian in Puerto Rico, and this is my Hurricane Maria survival story"
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Publication - Articel by Evelyn Milagros Rodríguez published at The Conversation presenting her story as a special collections librarian at the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
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“El Museo de la Salsa sufre daños colaterales por Huracán María en P.R.”
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Publication - Article by Eduardo Molina published at A son de Salsa with Robert Padilla, founder of El Museo de la Salsa explaining the damages and losses due to the Hurricane.
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"Huracán María"
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Publication - Articel by Proyecto de Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico (ADNPR) presenting the damages at the Archivo Digital Nacional de Puerto Rico, located in the Archivo General, losing some of its digitization equipment when one of the windows collapsed.
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“El huracán María trae pérdidas de talleres, obras y económicas a nuestros artistas plásticos”
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Publication - Article by Edwin Velázquez Collazo published at Puerto Rico Art News exposing the damages affecting over 30 plastic artist in Puerto Rico in their workshops and agenda.
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“El Cuartel de Ballajá sufrió cuantiosos daños”
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Publication - Article by Liz Yanira Del Valle Huertas published at El Nuevo Día highlighting one of Old San Juan emblematic buildings reporting up to 3 millions in damages.
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“Golpe histórico a vitrales centenarios”
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Publication - Articel by Jorge Rodríguez published at El Vocero highlighting 6 of 27 stained glasses from 1915 installed at the San Agustín Church were loss due to the intense winds.
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“Archivo de expedientes de Centro Judicial de Bayamón sufrió daños por María”
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Publication - Article by José A. Sánchez published at Primera Hora exposing the government building and records that were damaged by winds, flooding, broken windows and doors. Because of the lack of security and the extent of days unattended offices were also vandalized.
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Biblioteca Pública de Guayanilla asks for help after flooding
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Event - Conexión Caribe, a nonprofit organization alerts the community of the damages suffered by the Guayanilla Public library after the river destroyed it and asks for donations to restore its services.
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2018-08-14T10:33:28-07:00
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2018-08-08T21:52:32-07:00
“In battered Puerto Rico, an art museum full of treasures Is open for business”
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Publication - Article by Patrick Monahan published at Vanity Fair about the Museo de Arte de Ponce which was able to open its doors to serve the community in only a week, free of charge.
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“Se convierte en depósito provisional para otras instituciones” by Mariela Fullana Acosta published at El Nuevo Día
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The Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico is providing a secure temporary storage to art collections in need; to facilitate the help is coordinating a meeting with institutions.
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2018-07-29T21:58:42-07:00
Survey “Inventario de necesidades y daños” by ArchiRED”
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The Red de Archivos de Puerto Rico developed a form to collect data of damages and needs from archives.
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Convocatoria - Presidentes de asociaciones y directores de escuelas de bibliotecología, archivos, bibliotecas, museos y otros centros de información y de bienes culturales de PR at Biblioteca Adelina Coppin Alvarado in the University of Puerto Rico in Pon
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REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers) Capítulo de Puerto Rico calls all Presidents and Directors of Professional Organizations from Archives, Libraries and Museums and Information Science Schools and cultural institutions to connect dispersed effort related to disaster recovery.
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Survey “Inventario de Necesidades y Daños” by ArchiRED, Reforma, SBPR, and others
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Initiative to expand data collection about damages and needs in archives, libraries and museums. The results were used to coordinate workshops, training, and plan site visits by conservators for collection assessment.
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Support
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During the recovery process support came in different manners
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Puerto Rico Mapathon for Hurricane Relief
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Event - Thousands of people gather in different Universities, responding to a call from Columbia University Libraries and Columbia’s Group for Experimental Methods in the Humanities, to map Puerto Rico and aid officials to get to different places after the disaster. This effort took place for a few weeks.
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2018-07-29T21:39:22-07:00
“Why Thousands of People Around the World Are Mapping Puerto Rico's Buildings and Streets”
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Publication - Article by Maddie Stone published at Earther presenting one of the mapping activities that took place at the University of Pennsylvania where Puerto Rican Coral Salomón, former National Digital Stewardship Resident at Penn’s Fisher Fine Arts Library with Girmaye Misgna, Mapping and Geospatial Data Librarian, and Amanpreet (Aman) Kaur, STEM Librarian coordinated the efforts.
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2018-08-04T16:18:55-07:00
Tweet by Coral Negrón about Guayanilla Public Library
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Event - Coral Negrón, former La Perla newspaper journalist, posted on Twitter about Guayanilla Public Library damage and was requesting donations.
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HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
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Event - The Heritage National Task Force’s second deployment provided assessment and support to six institutions between December 11 to 16.
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Leader of Taino Activity Center
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Event - Leader of Taino Activity Center Cacique Caciba Opil Veguilla explains Hurricane Maria's damages to FEMA representative Jennifer Groman.
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Survey - Mapa de Historia|Map of History
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Event - Survey and summaries were conducted from October 14 to November 8, 2017 by Para la Naturaleza and the School of Architecture of the University of Puerto Rico. The report was published on December 2017 revealing damages in 351 properties from 4,755 and 73 from 127 Historic Sites.
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Coalición por el Patrimonio de Puerto Rico’s meeting at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
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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.
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"Colecciones en tiempos de emergencia: ¿Cómo actuar?"
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Publication - To facilitate access to information related to disaster response and local efforts in Puerto Rico, a guide was launched at the General Library of the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez by Hilda Teresa Ayala-González in collaboration with conservators aiding the recovery on the Island.
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2018-07-29T21:33:53-07:00
Rebuild Puerto Rico
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Event - The Center for Puerto Rican Studies launches website to inform the diaspora on issues about the state of the Island and address help initiatives from the US according to the needs.
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Tweet by Sonia Vázquez
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Event - Community leader and lawyer, Sonia Vázquez takes the lead to gather donations, resources, materials, and help for the recovery of Guayanilla Public Library.
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Biblioteca Pública de Guayanilla asks for help after flooding
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Event - Conexión Caribe, a nonprofit organization alerts the community of the damages suffered by the Guayanilla Public library after the river destroyed it and asks for donations to restore its services.
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Puerto Rico deployment of National Heritage Responders (NHR)
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Event - First deployment of the NHR was from November 27 to December 1st. During their visit they assessed and provided support to eight institutions
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Conservators meeting
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Event - Conservators in Puerto Rico gather to plan for local disaster relief. Organized by Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, sponsored by Smithsonian Institution.
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HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
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Event - Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) first deployment occurred between November 13 and 18 to provide assessment and support to (7) seven institutions. In this image the Puerto Rico General Archive and National Library receives support from conservators from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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Cielo Martín Zayas, volunteer on the road
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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.
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Visit to the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Library
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Due to the continuous issues experienced at the library, Lori Foley (HENTF) and Julio Quirós (Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín) visited the institution to provide feedback and identify a plan of action to move the collections.
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2018-08-09T23:26:52-07:00
Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (East)
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Event - ALA’s President elect, Loida García-Febo and Reforma National, President Teresa Tobin visited the Public Library of Gurabo and the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus (joined by Miriam Centeno)
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“Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
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Publication - Article by Maria Andrea Arabeláez published in Diálogo UPR reviewing the workshops provided to UPR librarians and ISchool students by Miriam Centeno thanks to a grant awarded to the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez by the NEH
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“Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane”
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Event - Prof. Anderson Brown and Prof. Grisell Rodríguez from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez present the state of the Island to the Kendal Community in Oberlin, Ohio.
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“Redacción de propuestas competitivas”
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Event - Workshop by Dra. Sandra Toro, sponsored by IMLS and REFORMA, Capítulo de Puerto Rico. It was offered in the Biblioteca Adelina Coppin Alvarado, UPR Ponce and at the Universidad del Este en Carolina.
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When the unthinkable happens: Reconsidering access and preservation after a catastrophic event
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Event - Jaquelina Álvarez and Hilda T. Ayala-González presented at the Research Data Access and Preservation Summit in Chicago, Ill. the preliminary results of a research concerning access and preservation of research data after a major natural disaster, focusing on the impact of Hurricane Maria on research projects at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez
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Public libraries of Johnson County team up to help Puerto Rico
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Publication - Article by Meredith published at the Iowa City Public Library News talking about their efforts to aid the Francisco Oller Library at the Escuela de Artes y Diseño de Puerto Rico through a match made by the American Library Association and REFORMA's Adopt a Library Program.
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Second deployment of the National Heritage Responders (NHR)
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Event - Second deployment of the NHR was from January 8 to 12. During their visit they assessed and provided support to (8) eight institutions.
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"Every drop counts: The recovery of libraries and archives in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria"
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Event - In this talk for the University of Illinois iSchool and the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs Libraries, Literatures, and Literacies Minitalks , Miriam Centeno shares the diverse initiatives that took place with her visit to Puerto Rico.
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Conservación del patrimonio
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Event - A training about personal collections’ salvage after a disaster was offered to the general public, artist and collectionist sponsored by Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and Smithsonian Institution at the Teatro Raúl Juliá in San Juan.
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Bibliotecas, archivos y museos en Puerto Rico luego del embate del Huracán María
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Event - Hilda Teresa Ayala-González presents a summary of damages and recovery efforts as part of the Solidarity Afternoon held at the Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL).
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Loida García-Febo in Libraries Tour
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Event -ACURIL . Loida García-Febo (ALA) and Tess Tobin (REFORMA) had a conversatory with librarians from the Island to assess their needs. They present the Adopt a Library initiative to aid in the recovery.
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Experiencias de adaptación y respuesta: Situaciones de emergencia en centros de información y documentación
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Event - Organized by the Asociación de Egresados de la Escuela de Bibliotecología y Ciencias de la Información (ASEGRABCI) at the Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, the panelist discussed their experience after the hurricane and the recovery process.
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“Iowa libraries take action for Puerto Rico”
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Publication - Article by Darliah Adams published at The Daily Iowan highlighting the efforts by the Iowa City Public Library to aid the Francisco Oller Library at the Escuela de Artes y Diseño de Puerto Rico.
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2018-08-12T10:58:38-07:00
“Story Lab holds book drive for libraries impacted by Hurricane Maria”
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Publication - Article by Sarah Rogers published at the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University News presenting an initiative at Duke story Lab to collect books and raise funding to aid Puerto Rico and Dominica.
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Asamblea Museos de Puerto Rico
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Gathering of museum professional in the Island to discuss FEMA visits for collection assessment, the role of the “Coalición por el Patrimonio Puertorriqueño” and the project to identify a common vault to safeguard collections before a disaster.
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2018-08-12T22:51:43-07:00
Hurricane impacts on Caribbean educational and heritage sites: Urgent needs and long term challenges
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Event - Raymond Laureano Ortiz from El Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, among others, presents the impact of the hurricane on the Island.
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2018-08-09T23:28:54-07:00
Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (Metro)
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Event - ALA’s President elect, Loida García-Febo and Reforma National, President Teresa Tobin visited the University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus, and the San Juan Community Library
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2018-08-12T11:06:09-07:00
Daños a biblioteca pública de Arecibo, Nicolás Nabal Barreto
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Event - Facebook post by by Reforma Capítulo de P.R. exposing the damages suffered by the public library in Arecibo, after the river flooded the building with water and mud.
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2018-08-12T14:08:27-07:00
Picking up the pieces: Helping Puerto Rican cultural heritage organizations after hurricanes Irma and Maria
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Event - Presented by Ann Frellsen from the Heritage Emergency Response Alliance (HERA), the webinar discusses what the National Heritage Responders (NHR) deployed to Puerto Rico between November and January experienced and the aid provided to affected institutions.
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2018-08-12T23:03:18-07:00
Introducción a la preservación/ Rescate de colecciones, archivos y bibliotecas ante desastres naturales
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Event - Miriam Centeno from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Brenna Campbell from Princeton University in New Jersey provided a two day workshop about collection care and emergency response to a team of librarians from the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao.
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2018-08-12T23:03:18-07:00
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Survey “Inventario de necesidades y daños” by ArchiRED”
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The Red de Archivos de Puerto Rico developed a form to collect data of damages and needs from archives.
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2018-08-09T23:35:00-07:00
Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (South)
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Event - ALA’s President elect, Loida García Febo and Reforma National, President Teresa Tobin visited the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, and the Ponce Public Library at the Beach Branch
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Heritage Emergency and Response Training (HEART)
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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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2018-08-12T11:10:50-07:00
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2018-08-12T14:12:09-07:00
Memoria y humedad
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Event - Historian Marcos Nieves and biologist/botanist Paul Bayman Gupta discuss the damages caused by humidity to historical objects and the long-term effect on memory building.
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2018-08-12T14:12:10-07:00
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2018-08-12T23:05:09-07:00
Librarian Sujei Lugo Vázquez receives More books and art supplies for kids in Puerto Rico
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Event - Through her Facebook account, Sujei Lugo announces more book donations received for Puerto Rico. She has been working since September 2017 to help school libraries and communities in the Island.
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2018-08-12T23:05:09-07:00
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2018-07-29T22:40:23-07:00
Survey “Inventario de Necesidades y Daños” by ArchiRED, Reforma, SBPR, and others
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Initiative to expand data collection about damages and needs in archives, libraries and museums. The results were used to coordinate workshops, training, and plan site visits by conservators for collection assessment.
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2018-07-29T22:40:23-07:00
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2018-08-04T16:16:59-07:00
Gaylord donates 100 Salvage Wheels and Collection Care Guides
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Through a collaboration with Miriam Centeno, Gaylord donated 100 Salvage wheels in Spanish and 100 Collections Care Guide to distribute among libraries, archives and museums in Puerto Rico. In the photo, Miriam on the right and UPRM student Verónica Mercado on the left while preparing the materials for donation.
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2018-08-04T16:17:00-07:00
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2018-08-12T11:12:02-07:00
#HurricaneMaria = devastation = need to do act
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Event - Latina children’s book author and illustrator, Lulu Delacre collaborates with Centro Educativo Vedruna to raise funds for a part-time librarian and gather donations to expand their book collection.
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2018-08-12T11:12:02-07:00
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2018-08-12T14:18:00-07:00
Mission possible: Emergency response for cultural heritage institutions in Puerto Rico
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Event - The webinar presents the role and experience of first responders that took part of the Emergency Support Function (ESF #11) Mission Assignment from HENTF-FEMA in Puerto Rico.
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2018-08-12T14:18:00-07:00
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2018-08-12T23:11:54-07:00
Solicitan donaciones para la Biblioteca de Yabucoa
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Event - REFORMA shares through its Facebook the need for books for the Yabucoa public library affected by a flood during the hurricane.
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2018-08-12T23:11:55-07:00
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2018-08-05T15:48:48-07:00
American Library Association donates 100 kits of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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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.
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2018-08-05T15:48:48-07:00
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2018-08-10T00:01:05-07:00
HENTF Helps Protect Puerto Rico's Heritage
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Event - The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF) presents a summary of the damages encountered during the visits and the work performed.
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2018-08-10T00:01:05-07:00
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2018-08-12T11:13:09-07:00
Beyond the box: Design thinking to rebuild Puerto Rico
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Kat Trujillo from Libraries Without Borders invites libraries and cultural institutions for a workshop to create a community resource center and bring mobile libraries to Puerto Rico at Fundación Banco Popular in San Juan
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2018-08-12T11:13:09-07:00
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2018-08-12T14:21:41-07:00
Rescate de recursos de información: Manejo de agua y hongos
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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.
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2018-08-12T14:21:41-07:00