Conference Presentation: When Disaster Strikes... Be Prepared

An OPC presentation at the 2017 Ohio Library Council (OLC) Convention and Expo.

Description: From minor leaks to major flooding, chances are your library will be faced with a disaster at some time. But there’s no need to panic--a disaster plan can assist you in knowing the first steps to take and the correct people to contact. Writing a disaster plan is not a long, cumbersome or scary process.  Ashleigh Schieszer, member of the Ohio Preservation Council will show you how to do it. You'll come away from this session knowing how to develop a simple, efficient, and effective disaster plan for your library.

A Library and Archives Conservation Graduate from Buffalo State College SUNY, Ashleigh Schieszer is the Book and Paper Conservator and co-manager at the collaborative Preservation Lab in Cincinnati, OH where she has managed special collections conservation since 2013.