Increasingly, economic, political and human crises, along with natural disasters, constitute a recurrent reality around the world. The effect of large-scale disaster and economic disruption are being felt far and wide and impacting libraries in diverse ways. Libraries are casualties of natural disasters, from earthquakes to hurricanes, as well as civil unrest and wars. Sudden cuts in library budgets have resulted in severe staff reductions, privatization and even closures. The presenters share their experiences about how they have prepared for or coped with profound change.
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 007 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View from HSBC Tower demolishing the old City Library".
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Starting demolition of the old City Library in Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Starting demolition of the old City Library in Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Starting demolition of the old City Library in Cambridge Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "old City Library".
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110525 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110484 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in New Brighton on March 31 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-03-25-New Brighton-After-The-Earthquake-NB Parkland 009 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File ref: CCL-2011-03-03-Dunedin-Public-Libraries-DSC07001 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A graphic showing the costs of proposed new libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The city library administration is moving into this work space near the new bus exchange".
File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-003 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-OperationStoryTime-DSCF0462 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-OperationStoryTime-DSCF0461 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-02-27-OperationStoryTime-tumble-tower From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos from Aotea Square during the two minutes' silence held around New Zealand on March 1, 2011 at 12.51pm File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-Earthquake-Silence-Auckland-staff From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos from Aotea Square during the two minutes' silence held around New Zealand on March 1, 2011 at 12.51pm File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-Earthquake-Silence-Auckland-staff-2 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library during demolition".
Christchurch Central City - 29 September 2013 File reference: CCL-2013-09-29-Lost-in-Central-City-DSC_0958.JPG Photo by Valerie Livingstone.
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-02-27-OperationStoryTime-boys-with-book From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old City Library being demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old City Library being demolished".
Photos taken at Gap Filler fair on April 9 following the February 22 earthquake. www.gapfiller.org.nz/ File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Addington-Gapfiller-003.jpg From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries