By January 2012, a new temporary library was opened to serve residents as the recovery continued, with the support of library experts providing technical assistance and online tools to rebuild services.

1. Recovery of Minamisanriku Town
Library from Tsunami Disaster
Yuka Egusa (@yegusa)
Masao Takaku (@tmasao)

2. Where is Minamisanriku Town Library?
Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
about 130km from Epicenter of Great‐East‐Tohoku Earthquake
Nearby the sea
464km from Tokyo
It is a small port town,
and one of the biggest
damaged area
Ref. Google Map: http://g.co/maps/hzu7m

3. Minamisanriku Town Library
before Tsunami Disaster
Ref. Minamisanriku Library Web Site:
http://www.town.minamisanriku.miyagi.jp/modules/benri01/index.php?content_id=135

4. Minamisanriku Town Library
swept away by tsunami
Satellite
image
Ref. Google Map: http://g.co/maps/hzu7m
May 4, 2011
Ref. arg.editor’s Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/5688647290/in/set‐72157626649048894/

5. What can we do?
‐ as a library geek ‐
• Introduce and support for web and ICT
services
• Implementation and Technical support for a
library system
– Thanks to OSS and cloud service

6. Example(1): useful Web service for recovery
-- Amazon.co.jp wish lists --
The library can get needed
goods including books
through Amazon’s wish list
from supporters.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/wishlist/2OA3LGPR73ZUP

7. Example(2): useful Web service for recovery
‐‐ Facebook page ‐‐
The library can
announce library
service and daily
activities.
http://www.facebook.com/MinamisanrikuTempLib

8. Visit the town and setup a system
Ref. are.editor:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/6176
751425/in/set‐72157627615216817
September 23, 2011
January 30, 2012
Ref. opa2001:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/opa2001/6803531251/i
n/pool‐1873162@N24

9. Next‐L Enju (OSS Library system)

10. Opening a temporary library on
2011/10/05
Ref. are.editor:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/61
September 24, 2011 77192953/in/set‐72157627615216817
December 11, 2011
January 10, 2012
Ref. yegusa:
Ref arg.editor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yegusa/6569019551/i
http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/6675545901/in/set‐ n/set‐72157628561373007
72157628815737453/

11. • This is just a beginning of recovery of a library
– We would like to continue to support librarians
• Minamisanriku Temporary Library Page
(Facebook):
– http://www.facebook.com/MinamisanrikuTempLib
• saveMLAK (wiki site):
– http://savemlak.jp/
Thank you!