Puerto Rico's libraries, archives and museums road to recovery: A timeline of events after Hurricane MariaMain MenuContentTable of contentsIntroductionIntroduction to the timelineAcknowledgmentsTime to say thank youAbout the AuthorsA little bit about the contributorsTimelineContent for the months of September 2017 through September 2018InterviewsInterviews with libraries, archives and museum professionals about the impact of hurricane Maria at their institutionsContributeContribute to the timelineHilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
November 2017
1media/GaylordDonation_20171114.JPG2018-08-04T17:15:22-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae309929Timeline of events for the month of November 2017plain2018-09-10T22:03:25-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeDuring November, two months after Hurricane Maria, additional funding opportunities emerged by the American Library Association (ALA), the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and Spanish Speakers (REFORMA), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL). An intense rain event during the first week, flooded the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico and institutions that still had leaking problems like the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao had to act quickly to protect their collections.
The Heritage Emergency National Task Force performed their first assessment and visits to institutions under threat and a guide with basic information on collection emergency preparedness and response was released.
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12018-08-04T16:25:40-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeEBSCO donates $10,000 (US) and disaster databases to ACURIL’s Campaign10Funding - 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.media/ACURIL_20171121.pngplain2018-08-14T10:48:33-07:00ACURIL11-21-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:31:03-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeMediatón Social de ACURIL 20178Funding - 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.media/ACURIL_20171130.pngplain2018-08-14T10:51:49-07:00ACURIL11-30-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:23:35-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeALA and REFORMA create Adopt a Library program to assist libraries in the Caribbean6Funding - 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.media/ALA_20171117.pngplain2018-08-14T10:48:12-07:00ALA11-17-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:18:55-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeTweet by Coral Negrón about Guayanilla Public Library4Event - Coral Negrón, former La Perla newspaper journalist, posted on Twitter about Guayanilla Public Library damage and was requesting donations.media/Tweet_20171114.pngplain2018-08-14T10:46:48-07:00Coral Negrón11-14-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:04:45-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Bajo agua el Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico”4Publication - Article by Ileana Delgado Castro published at El Nuevo Día highlighting the intense rain floods at Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico’s first floor. Damages are estimate in half a million.media/ENDI_20171108.pngplain2018-08-14T10:53:26-07:00El Nuevo Día11-08-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:13:02-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeHENTF Assists Archivists In Puerto Rico3Event - 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.media/FEMA_20171114.pngplain2018-08-14T10:45:03-07:00FEMA11-14-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:29:32-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“911 por el arte”3Publication - Article by Jorge Rodríguez published at El Vocero presenting artist Iván Girona and his encounter with the destroyed workshop of El Maestro José Rosa and the rescue of his art in collaboration with Hiromi Shiba from the Caribbean University Museum in Bayamón.media/Vocero_20171129.pngplain2018-08-14T10:51:10-07:00El Vocero11-29-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:14:41-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae"Colecciones en tiempos de emergencia: ¿Cómo actuar?"3Publication - 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.media/HTA_20171114.pngplain2018-08-14T10:45:50-07:00Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Mayagüez11-13-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:30:18-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeNational Endowment for the Arts Emergency Funding Fact Sheet3Funding - In partnership with the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, the NEA announces funding art and cultural entities.media/NEA_20171129.pngplain2018-08-14T10:51:27-07:00NEA11-29-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:26:41-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“UPR: Exige limpieza de hongos en las bibliotecas"3Publication - Article by Gabriela Ortiz Díaz published at Claridad with the story of Sylvia Solá Fernández, head of the Reference and Serials Collection at the University of Puerto Rico expressing her concern with possible mold on air conducts.media/Claridad_20171122.pngplain2018-08-14T10:49:37-07:00Periódico Claridad11-22-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:27:50-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Nuevas estrategias de contingencia”3Publication - Article by Jorge Rodríguez published at El Vocero highlighting the innitiative of the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico for the development of a collection’s emergency plan and identifying a national vault to safeguard collections under threat.media/Vocero_20171128.pngplain2018-08-14T10:49:58-07:00El Vocero11-28-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:11:57-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeInforme a la comunidad universitaria y al senado académico sobre la situación del recinto de Río Piedras3Publication - The damages to the University of Puerto Rico’s main campus Library José M. Lázaro are estimate in 1.4 million dollars. Even though the Museum collection were safe the archaeological object were severely exposed to mold.media/UPRRP_20171110.pngplain2018-08-14T10:43:54-07:00Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras11-10-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:28:50-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae“Daños millonarios en la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao”3Publication - Article by Sergio A. Rodriguez Sosa published at Colecciones al día explaining the extent of damages two months after the hurricane, due to the lack of electricity at the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao Library.media/UPRH_20171129.pngplain2018-08-14T10:50:16-07:00Universidad de Puerto Rico en Humacao22-29-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:10:07-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeFEMA orientation by Jennifer Growan for Archives and Libraries at Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín2One of various meetings FEMA had with cultural institutions representatives to explain funding and FEMA assistance.media/JQuiros_FEMAenFLMM_20171110.JPGplain2018-08-04T16:10:47-07:00Julio Quirós. Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín11-10-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-04T16:16:59-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2aeGaylord donates 100 Salvage Wheels and Collection Care Guides1Through 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.media/GaylordDonation_20171114.JPGplain2018-08-04T16:17:00-07:00Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Mayagüez11-14-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
12018-08-12T12:13:39-07:00Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae1era Sesión informativa: El Serrucho – Beta-Local1Funding - Beta-Local hosted an orientation for artist to apply for emergency funding through the initiative "El serrucho".media/Betalocal_20171109.pngplain2018-08-12T12:13:39-07:00Beta-Local11-09-2017Hilda Teresa Ayala-González8debada32f20c24cccbfe3e9c49abc73bd02b2ae
