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Albanese, Andrew; Berry, John N., III; Blumenstein, Lynn; Datema, Jay; Fialkoff, Francine; Kenney, Brian; Miller, Rebecca; Oder, Norman; Rogers, Michael; Williams, Wilda – Library Journal, 2006
This article describes how the 2006 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in New Orleans will long symbolize the significance of libraries and librarians to a convention city--and to the community around it. As the first major convention in the Crescent City since the ravages of Hurricane Katrina ten months earlier, the conference…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Academic Libraries, Professional Associations, Library Networks
Oder, Norman; Rogers, Michael – Library Journal, 2005
The New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) is coming back from Hurricane Katrina--thanks to the State Library of Louisiana, NOPL in mid-September set up a temporary web site (nutrias.org). Unfortunately like many libraries in the Gulf region, it sustained significant damage and retained hope for renewal. This article reports the extent of damage…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Public Libraries, Library Administration, Natural Disasters
Oder, Norman – Library Journal, 2006
In this article, the author describes how the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL) struggled with a fraction of its former staff, limited hours, and a massive fundraising challenge after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005. While previously 171 people staffed locations, only 40 employees plus a smaller--and shifting--cadre of…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Government Libraries, Natural Disasters, Weather