PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND
HURRICANE/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

April 17, 2009
9 am – 12 noon

Location: CFLC

The Information Use Management & Policy Institute directed by Charles R. McClure, Ph. D., Francis Eppes Professor at the College of Information, Florida State University (FSU) announces a half day workshop regarding the role of public libraries in community hurricane response. Additional information about the project can be found at http://www.ii.fsu.edu/hurricanes(beta3)/.

Brief description:  Public libraries play an essential role in helping their communities prepare for and recover from hurricanes and in assisting evacuees as they wait to return from a hurricane threat.  This half-day workshop will focus attention on 6-8 public library disaster responder service roles.  These are roles that public libraries may adopt to improve their communities' hurricane response.  Instruction will include how to use the Institute’s Public Library Hurricane Response website.  Participants will leave the session with a deeper understanding of public libraries emergency responder role assisting their communities’ response to hurricanes.  Attendees will have an improved understanding of local and state government disaster planning processes.  This will aid managers to more effectively position their libraries in their community's disaster response plans.  Participants will leave the workshop with specific, low cost, practical, ideas that public libraries can implement to better assist their communities during hurricane season.

Presenter: Joe Ryan, Project Manager, Hurricane/Disaster Preparedness and Response by Utilizing Florida Public Libraries project.

Register online or by calling the CFLC Office at 407/644-9050.

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