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Managing Through Adversity: Iowa Libraries and Flood of 2008

How did librarians manage the natural disasters throughout Eastern Iowa?  Please join the School of Library and Information Science for this exciting and informative panel as those in the trenches relay their first-hand knowledge of disaster planning, managing volunteers, preservation efforts at area museums and libraries, and ongoing activities by public and academic libraries to rebuild and recover after the flood.

Tuesday, November 4
Main Library, Second Floor Conference Room (2032)
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Scheduled to speak

  • Nancy Baker, University Librarian, University of Iowa Libraries
  • Tamara Glise, Interim Director, Cedar Rapids Public Library
  • Nancy Kraft, Head, Preservation, UI Libraries
  • Ruthann McIntyre, Head, UI Music Library
  • Rijn Templeton, Head, UI Art Library

For more information contact, Patricia Katopol, in the School of Library and Information Science.