This is a DisasterPrep Hacks for Libraries in Disaster-

Prone Communitiescreated and presented by

Alison F. BowmanLibrary Assistant, OPL

http://www.hiscox.com/small-business-insurance/blog/use-national-preparedness-month-to-ensure-your-small-business-is-disaster-ready/

This library took three years to reopen after Hurricane Sandy.

(https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150817/rockaway-beach/rockaway-beach-library-set-reopen-for-first-time-since-sandy

https://www.eeri.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/haywardfaultcatrisk2008.pdf

https://www.flickr.com/photos/caldwellpublic/

Clockwise from top left: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/02/496287981/after-record-heat-california-fires-burn-into-the-fall; https://micahfellowship.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/west-oaklands -past-the-key-to-its-future-3/; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nldSeyOQuH0; http://time.com/3739989/california-earthquake-usgs-ucerf3/http://time.com/3739989/california-earthquake-usgs-ucerf3/http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/california/California-Fire-Lake-Butte-Napa-Update-Numbers-327411221.html

This cat was not prepared.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2008/07/post-2.html

In September, Oakland Public Library workers practiced distributing water to the public as part of a statewide interagency drill.

Oakland Fire Captain Larry Sampson sang at the 25th Anniversary of the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley Fire Storm.

http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/10/09/1991-oaklandberkeley-firestorm-remembered/

http://archive.azcentral.com/commphotos/azcentral/12487/5/15#13

Get on your Library Safety Committee.https://www.zazzle.de/kohlengrube_lebensretter_1910_poster-228136738873256458

Skateboarder after the Napa Quake.http://www.vol.at/san-francisco-jugendliche-skaten-auf-truemmer-

strassen/4065575

http://www.123rf.com/photo_5952369_safety-first-sign-and-copyspace-for-text-message.html)

Thank you for your attention.For more information, contact

Alison F. Bowmanabowman@oaklandlibrary.org

510-615-5728

Uncredited photos by Alison Bowman