Libraries and Sustainability

Programs and Practices for Community Impact

By: René Tanner (Editor), Adrian K. Ho (Editor), Monika Antonelli (Editor)

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Paperback | 2 November 2021

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Library workers at all types of organizations, as well as LIS students learning about this newest Core Value of Librarianship, will find this book an easy-to-digest introduction to what staff at a range of libraries have accomplished in incorporating sustainability into their decision making and professional practices. In addition, a discussion about the role of economics and sustainability will challenge readers to stretch in new ways to positively impact their communities.

As a core value of librarianship, sustainability is not an end point but a mindset, a lens through which operational and outreach decisions can be made. And it extends beyond an awareness of the roles that libraries can play in educating and advocating for a sustainable future. As the programs and practices in this resource demonstrate, sustainability can also encompass engaging with communities in discussions about resilience, regeneration, and social justice. Inspiring yet assuredly pragmatic, the many topics explored in this book edited by members of ALA's Sustainability Round Table and ALA's Special Task Force on Sustainability include

a discussion of why sustainability matters to libraries and their user communities;
real-life examples of sustainability programming, transformative community partnerships, collective responses for climate resilience, and green building practices;
lessons learned and recommendations from library workers who have been active in putting sustainability into practice;
the intersection of sustainability with the work of equity, diversity, and inclusion;
suggestions regarding the revision of library and information science curriculum in light of the practical need to build community resilience;
an examination of how libraries' efforts to support Doughnut Economics can bolster the United Nations' work on the Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to address the global impacts of climate change; and
potential collaborators for future sustainability-related initiatives.

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