Mutual Aid Agreement TemplateThe purpose of Mutual Aid Agreements is to establish a working relationship between libraries. The provide an agreement to assist a library in one or more ways during a disaster which “exceeds the effective response capability of the impacted health care facility or facilities,” or in the event of local power, electronic systems, or communications outages which impact upon the partner library’s ability to provide needed and/or essential information for its users, clients and patrons. They outline the ways personnel, services and communications can be conducted in time of emergencies.