Purpose

One of the largest floods in Iran happened in Nowruz in 2019, during which torrents of rain, flooding of rivers, landslides and the destruction of dams caused floods and led to financial losses and loss of life in 25 provinces of Iran. During and after the flood, 39 public libraries were closed, three libraries were evacuated and one was completely destroyed.

Design/methodology/approach

Despite the damage that occurred in the libraries, the preventive measures had been taken by many of them to reduce the whole damage. In addition, after the flood, responsible organizations including Iran Public Libraries Institution, the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults and the Cultural and Art Organization of Municipality and the Mosques and Cultural Center, as well as other relief and social teams, and even people performed activities to reduce the negative impacts caused by the flood.

Findings

This article reviews these activities and their effectiveness. In the end, “the development of a plan for public libraries in natural and social crises” is proposed and the reasons for its necessity are discussed.

Originality/value

This article reviews these activities and their effectiveness. In the end, “the development of a plan for public libraries in natural and social crises” is proposed and the reasons for its necessity are discussed.

中文翻译：

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危机时期的公共图书馆：2019年伊朗大洪水中伊朗公共图书馆的实录

目的

伊朗最大的洪水之一发生在2019年的诺鲁孜（Nowruz），在此期间，暴雨，河流洪水，泥石流和大坝的破坏导致洪水泛滥，并导致伊朗25个省的财务损失和生命损失。在洪水期间和之后，关闭了39个公共图书馆，撤离了3个图书馆，其中一个被完全摧毁。

设计/方法/方法

尽管图书馆发生了损坏，但许多图书馆还是采取了预防措施以减少整体损坏。此外，洪灾后，包括伊朗公共图书馆机构，儿童和青少年智力发展研究所，市政文化艺术组织，清真寺和文化中心在内的负责组织，以及其他救济和社会工作队，甚至人们进行了减少洪水造成的负面影响的活动。

发现

本文回顾了这些活动及其有效性。最后，提出了“制定自然和社会危机下的公共图书馆计划”，并讨论了其必要性的原因。

创意/价值

本文回顾了这些活动及其有效性。最后，提出了“制定自然和社会危机下的公共图书馆计划”，并讨论了其必要性的原因。