Presentation delivered by Sue McKerracher
to the Local Studies Librarians meeting at Woy Woy NSW in March 2010. Bush Fires ravaged Victoria in January 2009. Libraries stepped in to help communities left without books and library services. Uploaded to slideshare with permission of the author.
7. 182 pallets of donated books to be sorted and distributed 10 days 72 volunteers 137,000 books sorted 27,400 distributed 7 libraries 3 relief centres Rebuilding with Books at the Bushfire Relief Warehouse
15. 2009 outcomes Collaborative action $110,000-worth of books $9000-worth of vouchers Planning guides for libraries Submission to Bushfire Inquiry Media coverage
17. MayDay 2010 Month-long awareness campaign Blue Shield Australia/DISACT Symposium at the National Library of Australia, 6 May 8 fully-equipped disaster bins for participants