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Stories From The Great ShakeOut

Ann Barnard
(Library Technician - Samuel Merritt University)

I offered a small exercise for the staff of the SMU library. With the help of the IT dept I downloaded the recording into a shared folder and then sent a link to that to each staff member. I was pleasantly surprised that all staff participated, crawling under their desks, and then afterward moving heavy objects off of high shelves onto low ones. A staff member who was still at home at 10:15 am participated also, getting under a table, and then assessing her home. Also, 2 student workers who were on site at the time were excited by the idea and also participated. I am giving out light sticks as rewards, and provided links via email and some printed handouts on emergency preparation.




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