Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries: Creating a Safe Haven

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.

• Covers the impact of recent natural disasters on schools and addresses the changing landscape with regard to school violence

• Provides a guide to school emergency planning and ways in which school librarians can take the lead in making it a reality

• Features checklists, reproducible role-playing scenarios, and other aids for creating an emergency preparedness plan

• Lists equipment and resources the school library can provide during disasters

• Suggests curricular tie-ins and books you can use to work with students before and after a disaster or violent incident