Webinar: Preparing for the Unthinkable, Planning for the Inevitable: Disaster Prevention, Response, and Recovery for Libraries

  • Last Updated: August 04, 2023
  • Published: August 02, 2023

Register to attend the live training webinar, "Preparing for the Unthinkable, Planning for the Inevitable: Disaster Prevention, Response, and Recovery for Libraries." 

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

 

Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.

  • Speaker: David Walls, Preservation Librarian, Library Services and Content Management, U.S. Government Publishing Office.  
  • Learning outcomes: Learn about risks to library and archival collections from within the buildings that house them and the effects of natural disasters on the building environment. In this webinar, we will discuss risk assessment, as well as developing a disaster prevention and response plan.

Registration confirmation information:

Upon registering, a confirmation email from [email protected] will be sent with instructions for joining the webinar. To ensure delivery of that email, configure your junk mail or spam filter(s) to permit messages from that address. GPO staff will also email your access information the day before the webinar. If you do not receive your login information, please contact us through askGPO.

Prior to the webinar:

For those participating via a desktop or laptop computer (preferred method), a WebEx plug-in must be installed (one-time only). Download instructions. Some features will not be available for users participating with a tablet or smartphone. Devices need to have a WebEx app installed from the device’s app store, which may take time. After installation, the app will ask for you to Allow or Deny permissions.