The Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce that we have contracted with PCI Webinars to provide our members with access to their live webinars.  These webinars are free to MLS members who register through our calendar. Please do not register directly with PCI. Members who register directly with PCI are responsible for paying their registration fee. 

Please help us keep MLS sponsored training free for all members. If you are unable to attend the live webinar, please cancel your registration. A cancellation link can be found in your confirmation email, or you may contact Sarah Donnelly at sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org to cancel. 

Because we are working with an outside vendor, it is important that you cancel your registration in the event that you are unable to attend the live webinar.  A recording of the webinar will be available on the PCI Webinars Niche Academy website about a week after the live webinar.  If you have any issues registering or signing into the PCI Webinars Niche Academy website, please let us know.  Please do not contact PCI Webinars or Niche Academy directly about their live webinars or webinar recordings.

Description

This informative webinar is designed to empower library staff with the skills needed to develop a concise and effective one-page disaster plan. This session will cover critical topics including effective communication strategies during emergencies, ensuring continuity of core library services, and building and nurturing partnerships with local disaster planners and law enforcement. 

Participants will gain insights into best practices for maintaining seamless operations and collaboration during times of crisis, ensuring that your library remains a resilient and supportive community hub.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of this program, attendees will:

• Learn the basics of a one-page disaster plan for libraries.
• Create effective emergency communication strategies.
• Maintain essential library services during crises.
• Access to a one-page disaster plan template.

Presenter

Dan Wilson ~ Biography:

Dan Wilson is the deputy director at the UVA Claude Moore Health Sciences Library with extensive experience in disaster planning. He coordinated the National Network of the Library of Medicine Disaster Planning Initiative, working with libraries nationwide on strategies to maintain library services during emergencies.

Dan contributed to the book, Library as Safe Haven: Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery; a How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians, and was interviewed on the American Libraries podcast, Call Number, Episode 95. (interview begins at the 14-minute mark)

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