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

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

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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.
3. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (East)
4. 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
5. “Bibliotecas de la UPR se capacitan para enfrentar desastres naturales”
6. “Hurricane Maria: The Aftermath”
7. Loida García-Febo in Libraries Tour
8. “U of I librarian headed to Puerto Rico to help with disaster relief”
9. Intense rains keeps under threat the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus Collections
10. “University of Illinois expert helps Puerto Rico libraries”
11. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (Metro)
12. “How three librarians began to rebuild in a ‘New Puerto Rico’”
13. “UI expert helping Puerto Rico libraries assess, repair hurricane damage”
14. “University librarian helps Puerto Rico preserve books”
16. “American Library Association president-elect to tour Puerto Rico libraries”
17. Loida García-Febo and Tess Tobin in Libraries Tour (South)
18. Miriam Centeno performs collections assessment and training for UPR-M’s Library staff
19. Second deployment of the National Heritage Responders (NHR)
20. Conservación básica y catalogación de material audiovisual
21. “Crisis en los museos del ICP”
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