[Ncpcb-l] Regional Disaster Workshops

Tue May 8 17:26:13 EDT 2007

Excellent news.

Shelia

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From: ncpcb-l-bounces at ncpreservation.org
[mailto:ncpcb-l-bounces at ncpreservation.org] On Behalf Of Robert James
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:12 PM
To: ncpcb-l at ncpreservation.org
Subject: [Ncpcb-l] Regional Disaster Workshops

I will be working with the State Archives & SHRAB to schedule six
regional disaster workshops throughout the state in 2008. 

Robert 

Robert James 
Associate Director of Access Services
Medical Center Library
Duke University
10 Bryan-Searle Drive
Campus Box 3702
Durham, NC 27710

Phone (919) 660-1157
Pager  (919) 970-2783
FAX     (919) 684-5906
Email   robert.james at duke.edu

"Bumgarner, Shelia" <sbumgarner at plcmc.org> 

05/08/2007 12:35 PM 

To

"Anne Lane" <alane at charlottemuseum.org>, "Robert James"
<robert.james at duke.edu>, <ncpcb-l at ncpreservation.org> 

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RE: [Ncpcb-l] Fire at Washington DC Public Library/Georgetown Branch

PLCMC & NCR are drafting Disaster Plans as we speak. We discovered that
the Carolina Room does not have a separate insurance policy for the
Carolina Room despite the advice of our insurance company. Now we will
have to be advocates for not only updating the library's policy but
having someone come in to do an appraisal of the collection. If anyone
has recommendations for that, I would love to hear about it. 

Coordinated efforts are the key, and I think we need to start looking
finding ways to offer annual recovery training in different parts of the
state.   

Shelia Bumgarner 

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From: ncpcb-l-bounces at ncpreservation.org
[mailto:ncpcb-l-bounces at ncpreservation.org] On Behalf Of Anne Lane
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 11:48 AM
To: Robert James; ncpcb-l at ncpreservation.org
Subject: Re: [Ncpcb-l] Fire at Washington DC Public Library/Georgetown
Branch 

Absolutely. Hurricane season is coming. It's also important for local
and regional entities to be aware of what organizations such as SOLINET,
the SBA, and FEMA can and can't do for us; not to mention the sometimes
draconian reporting regulations. I've been to a number of disaster
workshops, but I wouldn't mind one that dealt specifically with when and
how to notify the larger aid organizations. And insurance companies. My
brain just fuzzes out when it comes to issues such as insurance. 
Anne T. Lane 
Anne T. Lane, Collections Manager 
The Charlotte Museum of History 
3500 Shamrock Drive 
Charlotte NC 28215 
704-568-1774, ext 110 
alane at charlottemuseum.org 

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[mailto:ncpcb-l-bounces at ncpreservation.org] On Behalf Of Robert James
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 11:33 AM
To: ncpcb-l at ncpreservation.org
Subject: Re: [Ncpcb-l] Fire at Washington DC Public Library/Georgetown
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This reinforces the need for local and consortium disaster teams.   

Robert 

Robert James 
Associate Director of Access Services
Medical Center Library
Duke University
10 Bryan-Searle Drive
Campus Box 3702
Durham, NC 27710

Phone (919) 660-1157
Pager  (919) 970-2783
FAX     (919) 684-5906
Email   robert.james at duke.edu

Eleanor Cook <cookei at appstate.edu> 
Sent by: ncpcb-l-bounces at ncpreservation.org 

05/07/2007 08:04 AM 

Please respond to
cookei at appstate.edu

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[Ncpcb-l] Fire at Washington DC Public Library/Georgetown Branch

This is a post from yesterday's Conservation DistList:

Date: 2 May 2007
From: Erin Blake <eblake [at] folger__edu>
Subject: Fire at DC Public Library

  Washington Conservation Guild
  Georgetown Fire Recovery

  On Monday, April 30, 2007 the Georgetown branch of the DC public
  library caught fire at noon.  The library roof was ablaze in
  flames when the firemen came to put out the fire.  Due to
  complications in the area with water pressure and fire hydrants
  not working, the fire quickly spread and the roof collapsed down
  into the building onto the second floor. The libraries holdings
  were unfortunately stored in this area, and in particular the
  Peabody Room which is the DC archive for original maps,
  documents, books etc for Georgetown was located in this area.

  Members of the Washington Conservation Guild responded to the
  scene on Monday, and quickly set up a chain of command, and
  coordinated with the DC library officials to perform disaster
  recovery within the next 24 hours.  The firemen began removing
  paintings and books at the scene on Monday, and initially 27
  items were removed and taken to conservation labs close by.  The
  fire lasted until at least 6pm.  The Washington Conservation
  Guild worked with area conservation organizations, museums, and
  the Smithsonian to establish a plan of action and to mobilize
  volunteers if necessary. We were given indication that it would
  be a few days before the building was safe enough to enter and
  remove the collections.

  We received word that the DC library officials had contracted
  Balfor to arrive on site with freezer trucks to deal with the
  enormous amount of materials that would be removed from the
  library when the building was deemed safe.  At around noon on
  Tuesday, May 1, 2007 we were told that items were being removed
  from the building by fire officials and other people at the
  site.  We mobilized a group of people from the Library of
  Congress and the WCG to be on site to to find out any
  information about the recovery effort, to meet with library
  officials and to help in any way possible. For the most part,
  Balfor and the DC library officials were handling the situation
  quite well.  WCG members left the site as most of the items
  removed were being repackaged, inventoried and put into the
  freezer trucks.

  However, at 5pm we received word that the Balfor folks could use
  extra help into the evening. Six members of the WCG arrived on
  site to assist with further removal of items from the building,
  reboxing dry collections and assisting wherever needed.

  The Washington Conservation Guild would like to thank the
  following members for their efforts over the past 2 days.  Larry
  Shutts (Page Conservation), Andrew Robb (Library of Congress),
  Eliza Gilligan (Smithsonian Libraries), Sarah Stauderman
  (Smithsonian Archives), Michelle Savantt (NMAH), Erin Blake
  (Folger Library), Scott Brouard (Hillwood Museum and Gardens),
  and volunteers from the National Postal Museum.

  This effort would not have been so successful without the
  coordination, advice and support of the American Institute for
  Conservation staff, Jane Long at Heritage Preservation, and
  Debbie Hess Norris who assisted us with contacting agencies who
  were available to help as needed. Mostly, the DC Public Library
  staff and officials and the staff of the Georgetown library
  should be commended for their recovery efforts, their on-going
  communication with the Washington Conservation Guild.

  The Washington Conservation Guild is holding its last meeting of
  the 2006/7 season at Hillwood Museum and Gardens on Thursday,
  May 3, 2007 at 5pm.  We hope all of you will join us for this
  meeting, where we will host a benefit raffle for the Georgetown
  Library Fire Recovery. Donations are being accepted through the
  WCG and can be mailed to the PO Box if you are unable to attend.

  Thank you to everyone in the WCG who offered their assistance
  and was standing by to volunteer if needed.  There will be
  follow-up meetings and additional work to be done, and we may
  call upon your services in the next few months to assist the
  library once the collections are stabilized.

  Lisa Young
  WCG President
  Washington Conservation Guild
  PO Box 23364
  Washington DC  20026
  wcg [at] washingtonconservationguild__org

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Eleanor I. Cook
Serials Coordinator & Professor
Belk Library, ASU Box 32026
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608-2026
828-262-2786
828-262-2773 (fax)
cookei at appstate.edu

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