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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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Funding - REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers) organizes a fundraising to help with disaster relief in Puerto Rico.
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Timeline of events for the month of December 2017
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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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“University of Illinois librarian to help Puerto Rican libraries with disaster recovery”
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Publication - Article by Jodi Heckel published at the Illinois News Bureau presenting Miriam Centeno, Collections Care Specialist from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who will dedicate two weeks in early January 2018 to assess and train institutions on preservation and disaster preparedness.
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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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Programa de ayuda tras el paso del Huracán María
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Funding - La Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades announces funds availability through their “Programa Especial de Ayuda, Recuperación y Mitigación de Daños causados por el Huracán María a las Organizaciones Culturales”. Institutions could apply for up to $20,000 dollars.
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REFORMA National ALA Midwinter 2018 Fundraiser, Denver, CO
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Funding - REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers) organizes a fundraising to help with disaster relief in Puerto Rico.
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“El huracán María y las Bibliotecas Académicas en Puerto Rico”
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Publication - Articel by Myrna Lee Torres Pérez published at Infotecarios . She is a librarian at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón and presents her story on how she found the library 16 days after the hurricane.
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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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“Piden donaciones de libros para Biblioteca Municipal de Guayanilla” published by Voces del Sur
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Publication - By Voces del Sur highlighing the Río Guayanilla damage at the library collection in the Guayanilla Municipality, volunteers are asking for donations.
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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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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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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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Adiestramiento en manejo de colecciones culturales durante emergencias by the Heritage Emergency National Task Force
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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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Funding awarded to help with emergency recovery
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ALA Disaster Relief Fund to support Caribbean islands, Mexico, Puerto Rico, library rebuilding efforts
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Funding - The American Library Association (ALA) extends its call for funding to the Caribbean. The news release exhorts members to donate to help support the recovery efforts.
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EBSCO donates $10,000 (US) and disaster databases to ACURIL’s Campaign
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Funding - EBSCO Information Services donated funding to the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries’ Disaster Relief Campaign. Also, they agreed on provide free access for six months to two disaster databases: Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Reference Center; Home Improvement Reference Center.
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Mediatón Social de ACURIL 2017
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Funding - The Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries performs a two day fundraising campaign for the recovery, relief and rebuilding of Caribbean libraries, archives, museums affected by Hurricanes Irma & Maria. Activities took place from November 30 to December 1st 2017.
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ALA and REFORMA create Adopt a Library program to assist libraries in the Caribbean
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Funding - The American Library Association and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers established a partnership to support affected libraries.
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NEH Chairman’s Emergency Grants Available for Humanities Institutions Impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria
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Funding - The National Endowment for the Humanities Grant was extended to cover damages in museums, archives, libraries, colleges, and other nonprofit cultural organizations affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in FEMA-designated disaster zones. These fast-track funding was for up to $30,000 dollars.
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REFORMA National ALA Midwinter 2018 Fundraiser, Denver, CO
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Funding - REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers) organizes a fundraising to help with disaster relief in Puerto Rico.
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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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Programa de ayuda tras el paso del Huracán María
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Funding - La Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades announces funds availability through their “Programa Especial de Ayuda, Recuperación y Mitigación de Daños causados por el Huracán María a las Organizaciones Culturales”. Institutions could apply for up to $20,000 dollars.
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