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The Library as Lifeboat

The Library as Lifeboat

Michael R. Mabe
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781466686243|ISBN10: 1466686243|EISBN13: 9781466686250
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8624-3.ch021
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Mabe, Michael R. "The Library as Lifeboat." Handbook of Research on Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries, edited by Emy Nelson Decker and Jennifer A. Townes, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 494-515. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8624-3.ch021

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Mabe, M. R. (2016). The Library as Lifeboat. In E. Decker & J. Townes (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries (pp. 494-515). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8624-3.ch021

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Mabe, Michael R. "The Library as Lifeboat." In Handbook of Research on Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries, edited by Emy Nelson Decker and Jennifer A. Townes, 494-515. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8624-3.ch021

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Abstract

According to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned (2006), emergency management professionals realized first-hand that preplanning and coordination is essential when mounting an effective reaction to natural disasters. This chapter describes how leaders in Chesterfield County, VA learned similar lessons in 2001 during Hurricane Irene. In comparison to Katrina the amount of damage caused by Irene was minimal but the impact on county leaders was severe. Based on lessons learned during Irene and an unexpected wind storm nine months later, Chesterfield County leaders now include the Chesterfield County Public (CCPL) in their official disaster relief plans. When activated, CCPL will serve as an information hub, double as a daytime relief shelter and participate in mass feeding if necessary. Selected library branches are available to be used as overnight relief shelters for mass care when the activation of a standard sized shelter facility is not warranted. These changes have made a notable difference.

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