I am posting this for the Palm Beach County Genealogical Society to both kArchives and Museum lists. Pardon the cross posting. We are a non-profit genealogy society library , housed in the lower floor of a public library within the flood level of West Palm Beach. We are staffed by a limited number of unpaid volunteers, have a library of over 11,000 volumes, several manuscript collections, lots of fiche and film and a surname file of over 30,000 cards. Our funding comes from our dues and gifts. We are faced with the problem of trying to protect our library in the event of a hurricane (remember Andrew in 1992?). Several hundred of our books are irreplaceable. We need help and hope members of this list serve can come to our rescue. 1. It was suggested we consider a page scanner for our older books and place them on CD'S. What type of scanner would be appropriate, approximate cost and what capacity computer would we need for such an exercise. 2. Does anyone know of any foundations that give grants for preservation of materials for non-profit organizations that would include purchase of necessary equipment and the hiring of a person or persons to do the work. 3. What problems can we expect with such an undertaking. lAre there other solutions that we should consider. Are there any other suggestions or comments. Please reply to me directly. I can summarize for the list if anyone else is interested in such a problem. Dahrl E. Moore, President of the Society. MOORE@FAUVAX [log in to unmask]