Storm aftermath

Technology is wonderful, but not 100% reliable as we all learned again this weekend with the storm. When the power goes the sump pumps stop running and the basement floods, the phone which needs a charge stops, the computer battery dies, the electric stove will not work nor will the microwave. Darkness descends on the house, and the street.
The New Canaan Library was very pleased to be able to offer a place of refuge. We had lights and heat and electric plugs for your phone and computer. People crawled all over the building and found plugs we had forgotten. People shared their plugs and the time on the Library computers. There was a sense of community and a good spirit.
We kept people up to date by posting notices from the town in the Library, sending messages on our Twitter account and sending out e-flyers for those who could read electronic messages. And now we have posted pictures and videos on our Facebook page and on Youtube.