Feeling Overwhelmed After a Disaster?
Let us help your Library Quickly RECOVER & REOPEN
Our Services
Property Damage
Our library experts have managed over $275 million dollars of library building projects from inception through completion. (New construction and rebuilds!)
We have the experience to make quick decisions and pivot effortlessly while remaining laser focused on project objectives.
Books are the heart of the library. With our library and disaster expertise, we can help remove or replace waterlogged/damaged books before mold and mildew set in ruining the entire collection.
If you need all new books we can do that too! Our experts have developed more than 10 opening day collections for public and academic libraries.
Furniture and equipment ruined? We know the current trends in library design and our team has outfitted more than two dozen libraries in the last eight years.
We can work with you and our vendors to expedite delivery so you can get back to serving the community.
Project Management
Library Disaster Pros can help you develop custom short and long-term recovery plans so you can reopen your library and do what you do best – help others!
We have decades of hands-on experience and insider industry knowledge, networks, and know-how BECAUSE our experts are professional librarians!
In times of crisis, library patrons want to step up and do their part to help the library and its staff. We can be your boots on the ground, safely marshaling and managing volunteers to help with library recovery projects.
Our librarians have led teams with a handful of volunteers all the way up to groups of more than 2,000.
Not only can our experts help immediately, but we can also work with you to develop a disaster plan or emergency preparedness plan for the future based on our experience and proven strategies.
Next time disaster strikes you’ll be ready to recover stronger, better, and faster.
Moral Support
Navigating federal regulations can be cumbersome. Our team pioneered the Best Practices for how libraries should work with FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
We can help guide you through all the red tape, or we can take the lead and serve as your FEMA liaison.
Every disaster is unique. Our team will assist you with reviewing, analyzing, implementing, and monitoring a customized risk management strategy to ensure your library gets the maximum benefit it is entitled to.
We’ve been through what you’re going through. Your peace of mind is our goal.
Communications are critical after any disaster. Patrons want to know what’s happening at the library, and documentation of the recovery will be important for insurance claims and your archives!
Not only are our experts librarians, they also decades of newspaper, TV and social media experience in major markets, and rural areas.
About Us
We are librarians! Need we say more?
Two decades ago we found ourselves in the exact same place where you are today. Devastated. Frustrated. Overwhelmed. Lost. Hurricane Katrina had severed our library system’s main branch and headquarters. A giant pine tree as big around as a car literally split the building in half. The library was flooded and had standing water four inches deep. The books were soaked. Computers were waterlogged. Furniture and debris were everywhere. We had no idea what to do.
Flash forward 20 years and we have survived two more hurricanes, floods, countless storms, and even a forklift falling through the floor! We understand what you’re going through because we’ve been there…and we know how to get you where you want to be.
Library Disaster Pros Is owned And Operated by librarians. Check us out!
Why choose us
Qualified – MLIS Degree Experienced – 20+ years
Proven Results
Dedicated to the mission
Certified Librarians
Our team members have advanced degrees in library science, business, education, communications, and public health. We specialize in meeting all your recovery needs.
Customer Support
We are available 24/7 because we know communication can be challenging after a disaster. We are centrally located in the Gulf South Region and can be on-site at your library in a matter of hours.
Extensive Knowledge
After 20+ years helping libraries deal with the confusing aftermath of natural disasters, we’ve learned a thing or two about recovery and reopening. Let us show you the shortcuts (and pitfalls) so you and your patrons don’t have to worry.
Trusted Advisor
Scammers are everywhere after a disaster making all sorts of promises. They know you’re vulnerable! They take advantage of that. Don’t listen to a stranger!
Call us! We fight for you, your library, and your patrons because WE ARE LIBRARIANS!