Greening Libraries

Table of Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 9
Section One Green Buildings......Page 13
 Chicago Standard Operating Procedure......Page 15
 Building a Green Community at the Concordia University Library......Page 25
 Santa Monica Public Library Collaborates with City Department to Create a Sustainability Destination......Page 49
 Not Every Green Library Needs to be Gold or Platinum......Page 59
 Sustainable Library Design: A Case Study of Library Construction on the East End of Long Island, N.Y. from 2007 to 2009......Page 63
 Greening Libraries in Historic Buildings......Page 75
Section Two Green Committees, Services & Programs......Page 87
 From Grass Roots to Vital Player: Michigan State University’s Library Environmental Committee......Page 89
 Tending the Garden: Growing Your Own Green Library Committee......Page 101
 West Vancouver Memorial Library: Green by Nature......Page 113
 Greening a Library, Greening a Community: The Calgary Public Library’s Eco-Action Plan......Page 121
 Library-Sponsored Sustainable Living Outreach in Denver......Page 127
 Going Green @ Your Library: One Librarian’s Lessons in Programming......Page 135
 Bookmobiles are Going Green......Page 141
Section Three Green Resources & Reflections......Page 147
 Toward Sustainable Conferences: Going Green at the 2009 ACRL 14th National Conference in Seattle......Page 149
 Green Librarians Blogging......Page 167
 Resources for Greening Libraries......Page 175
 Beyond Swag: Reflections on Libraries, Pencils, and the Limits of “Green” Consumerism......Page 201
 Environmental Programs and Green Practices: An American Library Association Timeline from 1989-2010......Page 217
 Building on Green: Sustainable Thinking Goes Beyond Green to Unite Library Space and Community......Page 233
 The Public Library’s Role in the Transition Towns Movement......Page 249
Author Information......Page 257
Index......Page 265