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Disaster Planning for NH Libraries

Disaster Planning for NH Libraries. Thomas A. Ladd, MLS NH State Library. Disaster Plan - is yours a DISASTER?. IS yours? WHERE is yours? WHEN was yours done/updated? WHO was involved? WHO will use it? Do they know it?. Insurance Coverage. Replacement Value? Actual Cash Value?

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Disaster Planning for NH Libraries

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  1. Disaster Planningfor NH Libraries Thomas A. Ladd, MLS NH State Library

  2. Disaster Plan - is yours a DISASTER? IS yours? WHERE is yours? WHEN was yours done/updated? WHO was involved? WHO will use it? Do they know it?

  3. Insurance Coverage • Replacement Value? • Actual Cash Value? • Deductible? • Documentation • Claims • Local Support

  4. How Much Insurance can we afford? One NH library was covered for $67,000. Increasing to $174,000. coverage cost only $130./year! Work with your town if you can. How much can you afford to not have?

  5. Prevention • Sprinklers, building modifications • NO interior bookdrops !!! • Procedures (e.g. building closing check) • Safety check by Fire Dept./Risk Mgmt. • Think “Safety” - EVERYBODY

  6. Coping with a Disaster - Stratford Hollow, NH

  7. Coping with a Disaster -Weare Public Library, NH

  8. Coping with a Disaster -Newport, NH Richards Free L

  9. Coping with a disaster - Lyndon Institute VT library

  10. Critical Incident Stress • Emotional Coping • Stages of the Disaster • Stages of Individual Reactions • Mechanisms for Coping • Support

  11. It helps to have a • PLAN

  12. Money? When we have no money - we PLAN!

  13. Resources for Disaster Planning • Courses, workshops, samples, books, videos • Cooperative planning - community organizations • Cooperative planning - neighboring libraries • WebJunctionNH

  14. Resources for Disaster Planning NEDCC dplan

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