Slides show damage and destruction to public libraries in the Philippines

1. Prepared by Nancy Bolt
With Help from Dedicated Filipino
Librarians

2. On October 15, an earthquake struck central
Philippine Islands with the center on Bohol Island.
Multiple public libraries were destroyed.
Members and friends of the American Library
Association (80 people in all) contributed a total of
$6000 to help the Filipino libraries.

3. PHOTO OF PRESENTATION

4. On March 24, Nancy Bolt visited three of the badly
damaged libraries:
Loon
Calape
Tubigon
All were totally destroyed.

5.  VIDA WILL SENT PHOTO

8. Operating out of
the City Hall.
Waiting for
funding to build
a new library,
renovate a
building, and
buy new books.

9. Original library
was on the
second floor of
this building.

10. After the earthquake.
 Where the books are
now – waiting for a
new building.

12. Library was in the public
market that was
destroyed.

13. New library will also be
in the public market.
Books in bags in storage

17.  After
Before