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>From: Ewa Krysiak [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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>Warsaw, 21 July, 1997.
>
>Dear Librarians Worldwide:
>
>The flood in Southern and Western Poland has caused severe damages in our
>libraries. Those libraries urgently need consultation on how to deal with
>damaged collections, equipment, hardware and buildings, which means also
>the
>need of material and financial help.
>
>The National Library in Poland - Warsaw has declared to participate in
>the
>organization of the aid for those institutions. The central databank has
>been
>created here, in order to collect, process, manage, and transfer all data
>on
>damages of any kind and of particular libraries needs to/from libraries,
>and
>to/from donors. The contact person is Mrs Wanda Tyminska (email:
>[log in to unmask], telephone +48-22 608-2298, fax +48-22
>608-2644).
>
>In addition to the above mentioned data bank, the National Library has
>created a
>special team that prepares instructions on how to organize individual and
>group
>help:
>        -       it coordinates the organization of the aid;
>        -       it gives instructions, consultations, advise on how to
>deal
>with
>damaged materials (of any kind);
>        -       it prepares reports, recommendations and proposals for
>all
>relevant authorities and institutions. The contact person is Dr. Barbara
>Drewniewska-Idziak (email: [log in to unmask], telephone +48-22
>608-
>2951, fax +48-22 608-2644).
>
>The coordinator of all activities, responsible for the organization of
>the
>aid -
>located at the National Library - is Mr Jan Wolosz, deputy director of
>the
>National
>Library in Poland - Warsaw (email: [log in to unmask], telephone
>+48-
>22 251-596, fax +48-22 259-157).
>
>The above mentioned teams of the National Library cooperate closely with
>the
>team organized by the Ministry of Culture and Art, and of the Polish
>Librarians
>Association, both dealing with the same purpose.
>
>For all those who wish to support Polish libraries with financial
>donations we
>have created a special sub-account of the Foundation of the National
>Library:
>
>        Bank PeKaO S.A., VIII O/W Warszawa
>        No 12401112-30001590-2700-401112-002
>        "Pomoc dla bibliotek - powodz".
>
>Any other help would be more than welcome,  in this respect please
>contact
>directly the above mentioned persons.
>
>Thank you for the consideration.
>
>Ewa Krysiak
>Biblioteka Narodowa/National Library
>Warsaw - Poland
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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