Preparing Your Library for Weather Emergencies

Class Experience Level
Beginner

This one-hour session will equip participants with practical strategies to prepare their library or worksite for environmental disasters. Attendees will learn how to assess potential environmental threats, create a site-specific disaster preparedness plan, and assemble emergency kits. The session will also provide guidance on first response actions during weather-related and other environmental emergencies, helping participants build confidence and take proactive steps toward preparedness.

The training will be divided into three parts:

· Creating a Site-Specific Disaster Plan: Learn how to identify risks, set realistic goals, and develop both a quick-reference one-pager and a comprehensive disaster response notebook.

· Emergency Kits and Practical Preparation: Explore what to include in your emergency prep and response kits.

· First Responses to a Disaster: Understand immediate response priorities with the help of pocket guides and key safety practices.

 

By registering for this class, you are agreeing to the NNLM Code of Conduct

Objectives:

· Assess risks and potential environmental threats to their site.

· Begin developing a disaster preparedness plan tailored to their institution.

· Identify essential emergency supplies

· Recognize critical first response steps during weather-related emergencies.

Class Details

Date(s): September 19, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Platform: Zoom
CE Credits: 1.00
CE Categories: MLA
This class is sponsored by Region 2.

Class Contacts

Host/Instructor: Nick Vera
Technical Assistance: Fionia Washington

Can't join us live?

Register anyway and you'll receive the recording after the event.
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