Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries
eBook - PDF

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries

Creating a Safe Haven

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries

Creating a Safe Haven

About this book

When disaster strikes, school librarians can play a key role in keeping kids safe. This is the only book written specifically to provide school librarians with emergency preparedness and recovery tools as well as curricular tie-ins. No school is immune to disaster, whether in the form of a natural event like a tornado or a tragedy like the violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The key to minimizing injury or death in an emergency is preparednessā€”something the school librarian is uniquely positioned to lead. This must-have book will show you how to be proactive in getting your school ready for the worst. It provides comprehensive preparedness and recovery plans, check lists, and curricular recommendations on preparedness that can be tailored to your individual library and community. Covering natural disasters, human-made disasters, and school violence, the book shows you how to conduct drills, assess vulnerabilities and risk, communicate preparedness plans, and use bibliotherapy for disaster recovery. It also describes how your library can be a safe haven for students who feel disconnected, bullied, or otherwise disenfranchised. Although the book is primarily intended for school librarians, classroom teachers will also find many ideas here for helping students be better prepared for disasters, whatever their cause or severity.

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Yes, you can access Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries by Christie Kaaland Ed.D.,William Lokey in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Library & Information Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Chapter 1: Library Leadership during Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery
  10. Stephanieā€™s Story: Beach Elementary and Hurricane Katrina
  11. Chapter 2: Natural Disasters
  12. Laura Pearle and Hackley School Fire
  13. Chapter 3: Human-Caused Disasters, Intentional and Accidental
  14. Chapter 4: Communication
  15. Chapter 5: Risk Assessment and Threats of School Violence
  16. Chapter 6: Vulnerability Assessment for the School Library and Beyond
  17. Chapter 7: Drill, Drill, Drill
  18. Chapter 8: Emergency Planning, Emergency Kits
  19. Columbine: The Road to Recovery Has Led to Success
  20. Chapter 9: Recovery
  21. Chapter 10: Books That Heal, Books That Help: Using Literature in Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
  22. Chapter 11: Summary: The Library as Safe Haven
  23. Appendix A
  24. Appendix B: Sample Lesson Plans
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index
  27. About the Author
  28. About the Contributor