A letter from a Bookshelf Recipient

August 26,2008

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to thank both IMLS and AASLH, as well as those that made the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf project possible. We received our Bookshelf a couple of days before Tropical Storm Fay hit near Jacksonville, Florida. Although we have a disaster plan in place, it is fairly limited at the time. Through the Bookshelf, we were able to ascertain quickly what we still needed to do to prepare our museum for the storm. After the storm, our historical park received substantial flooding, as well as a major tree fall, a sizeable amount of debris, and a couple of displaced alligators. With the guidance of the bookshelf, I am happy to say that we came through the storm with our structures and collections intact. Thank you again on behalf of the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society, the museum board, and the community for making this great resource available.

Sincerely,

Andy

Andrew Morrow
Executive Director
Mandarin Museum & Historical Society
11964 Mandarin Road
Jacksonville, FL 32223
www.mandarinmuseum.net