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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

Miriam Centeno performs collections assessment and training for the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico Library staff

30992 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

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January 2018 Hilda Teresa Ayala-González
Contents of this tag:
1. Workshop “Preservación y preparación ante desastres” by Miriam Centeno Sponsored by NEH Chairman’s Emergency Grant, participant institutions where provide with PPE bag (donated by ALA), an Emergency Response Wheel & Gaylords Collection Care Guide (donated by Gaylord). The workshops covered collection care and disaster preparedness. Training took place at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez on January 12; at the University of Puerto Rico, Ponce on the 16 and at University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras on the 18. A total of 76 participants benefited from the training.
2. 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
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’”
Activities Hilda Teresa Ayala-González
Contents of this tag:
1. HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
2. HENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico
3. Puerto Rico deployment of National Heritage Responders (NHR)
4. Caribbean Heritage Emergency Network (CHEN)
5. “Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane”
6. Visit to the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Library
7. FEMA orientation by Jennifer Growan for Archives and Libraries at Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
8. “Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
9. 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
10. Managing moisture in non-mechanized environments and disaster situations
11. HENTF Helps Protect Puerto Rico's Heritage
12. 1era Sesión informativa: El Serrucho – Beta-Local
13. Hurricane impacts on Caribbean educational and heritage sites: Urgent needs and long term challenges
14. “Redacción de propuestas competitivas”
15. Experiencias de adaptación y respuesta: Situaciones de emergencia en centros de información y documentación
16. After Hurricane Maria - From Prayer to Resilience
17. Puerto Rico's Libraries, Archives and Museums road to recovery: A timeline of events after Hurricane Maria
18. "Every drop counts: The recovery of libraries and archives in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria"
19. Manejo de hongos en colecciones culturales
20. APOYO sends 30 Emergency Response and Salvage Wheels to Puerto Rico
21. Picking up the pieces: Helping Puerto Rican cultural heritage organizations after hurricanes Irma and Maria
22. La Borinqueña ha escogido a la biblioteca comunitaria del Proyecto de Apoyo Mutuo para recibir apoyo
23. 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. Memoria y humedad
25. Y no había luz takes its art to those that needs it
26. Beyond the box: Design thinking to rebuild Puerto Rico
27. Mission possible: Emergency response for cultural heritage institutions in Puerto Rico
28. When the unthinkable happens: Reconsidering access and preservation after a catastrophic event
29. 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.
30. Conservación básica y catalogación de material audiovisual
31. Conservación del patrimonio
32. Bibliotecas, archivos y museos en Puerto Rico luego del embate del Huracán María