The Victorian Bushfires disaster has touched so many lives across our nation. It is difficult to comphrehend the enormity of the loss, pain and suffering being felt by the affected families.
The road to recovery and restoration is a very long one. However as the Chinese wisdom says: "a thousand mile journey starts with one step".
The public library has a special place in the community. Disaster relief 'stations' may well be gone after the initial physical support has been delivered. Fortunately public libraries will be embedded in the local communities long into the future, supporting and servicing the unique needs of their local communities in many special ways.
Already some affected public libraries have identified needs that could be met by the provision of new books.
The library, publishing and bookselling community is collaborating to supply those libraries with books. Fortunately a well coordinated approach to service this short term immediate need has been put in place.
As we move forward there will be aspects of the recovery and restoration process that I'm sure will engage more librarians.
Supporting the families financially is important also. ALIA has suggested support of the Red Cross Bushfire appeal.
Richard
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