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Urban Gardening ist mehr als ein Trend. Öffentliche Bibliotheken sollten sich diesem in der Suche nach einem neuen Selbstverständnis und ihrer Rolle in einer digitalen Gesellschaft nicht verschließen. In der Stadtbibliothek Bad Oldesloe wurde eine ganze Veranstaltungsreihe rund um dieses Thema organisiert und in Form eines Makerspaces mit modernen Formen des gemeinschaftlichen Lernens verknüpft. So konnte sich die Stadtbibliothek als moderner und innovativer Lernort positionieren und neue Initiativen in der Stadt anstoßen. Urban Gardening is more than a trend. Public Libraries should not ignore this in their search for a new understanding and their role in the digital age. The Public Library of Bad Oldesloe created a series of events around that topic and combined it with a makerspace with new forms of learning in communities. By that, the Public Library presented itself as an innovative learning space and helped to engage some initiatives in the city itself.

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This is a case study about how libraries and librarians participate in a sustainability research project, and use Library and Information technologies and Resources to support the project. The Research Coordination Network for Climate, Energy, Environment and Engagement in Semiarid Regions (RCN CE3SAR) – is a NSF funded South Texas sustainability project. RCN CE3SAR’s goal is to develop an innovative model for conducting interdisciplinary, region-specific, sustainability research closely tied to the needs of highly-engaged local stakeholders. A project librarian collaborates with Texas Digital Library and Mary and Jeff Bell Library provides services to RCN CE3SAR project from the following aspects. 1. Building an innovative information platform to support the collaboration and outreach for RCN CE3SAR network institutions and members. The platform integrated serials of information technologies such as project web presence, project management system, digital repository, virtual communication system, conference management system, and wiki. 2. Supporting sustainability research by data management, bibliography, and information retrieval services.3. Supporting sustainability education by developing a learning object repository to manage and provide open access to sustainability learning objects produced via the project. 4. Promoting sustainability practices. For example, providing technology support for using WebEx as an online conference tool for RCN CE3SAR meetings so that to reduce gas emissions from transportation; using “Save A Tree” as a slogan to encourage RCN CE3SAR institutions and members to save and recycle papers; and advertising campus sustainability innovations and practices.

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Un guide pour aider les professionnels des bibliothèques et centres de documentation à appliquer l'Agenda 21. Les différents spécialistes traitent aussi bien de la performance globale des administrations et services que de leur responsabilité sociale. Une boîte à outils pour inscrire les établissements dans la citoyenneté, dans leur environnement et dans la qualité de l'offre de service.

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Bibliotheken sind wohl ein frühes Beispiel für die Sharing Economy. Durch den kollektiven Erwerb von Büchern (entweder durch Subskriptionen im Fall von privaten Bibliotheken oder in öffentlichen Bibliotheken durch Abgaben) haben sie einen großartigen Weg gezeigt, maximalen Zugang zu gewährleisten und gleichzeitig den Konsum zu reduzieren.

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Crafts: the backbone of children's events everywhere. There's nothing quite like gluing pipe cleaners and pompoms, cutting paper and coloring, wrapping and taping, painstakingly creating ... and then throwing these masterpieces in the trash.

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Libraries exist in every kind of neighborhood; they already serve as community hubs; they're often supported by Friends groups; they have existing resources (nature books); they're often more flexible than schools; they're known for being safe---and they're a perfect, if unexpected, institution to connect people to nature.

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Der Weltverband der Bibliotheken IFLA fordert alle Bibliotheken weltweit auf, ihren Beitrag zur Erreichung der in der Agenda 2030 der Vereinten Nationen festgeschriebenen Nachhaltigkeitsziele zu erreichen. Die Förderung und Nutzung von Ressourcen bürgerschaftlichen Engagements kann dazu dienen, sowohl die Ziele in der Bevölkerung bekannt zu machen als auch Aktivitäten zu ihrer Umsetzung in Gang zu bringen.

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As a librarian pursuing an MBA at the University of South Florida, I've been learning about approaches to organizational sustainability that have shaped my library work. In business school, we're taught that sustainability is like a stool with three legs representing its environmental, financial, and social aspects. Without any one of these legs, the stool collapses.

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Some books make us sad because trees had to die for them. It would have been better if they had been published as e-books. But are digital books really better for the environment than printed ones? This question cannot be answered easily. To begin with: Used printed books, such as library books, score well from an ecological point of view.

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The author discusses the impact that global warming and climate change is having on libraries. He offers suggestions for libraries, including providing access to global warming research through public programming, making library buildings less reliant on fossil fuels, and printing resources on apocalyptic survival skills. The author also looks at the American Library Association (ALA) contributions to environmental awareness.

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To mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day---and recognize the American Library Association adding sustainability as a core value---American Libraries returns with its ongoing sustainability series. In these posts, information professionals share their experiences with sustainability in libraries. In spring 2018, University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries staff members were exploring ways to expand programming beyond the classroom. Earth Day gave us the perfect opportunity to devise a program that promoted campus sustainability practices and expanded our network of partners.

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Purpose. The paper deals with the Croatian ``Green libraries'', discussing the meaning of the library programs and services focused on educating users about sustainable development of society and importance of environmental protection as well as learning life-improving skills that affect not only individuals but the whole society. The goal of the article is to offer an insight into the range of ideas and possibilities that Croatian libraries have accomplished so far in their efforts to effectively connect librarianship and ecology. Methodology. The examples are presented chronologically beginning with the year 2011, when the Association of Istria Librarians started the ``Green library'' project, within which many green library programs were initiated and have been carried out ever since in different types of libraries throughout Croatia. The discussed examples of green libraries were selected by certain criteria: they were presented at professional conferences, described in published articles, or there were information about them on the libraries' web pages. Findings. The accomplishments of the Croatian ``Green libraries'' prove that libraries conduct a wide array of activities as part of the program. The cooperation between libraries and different institutions, associations, and individuals that deal with sustainable development, fauna and fl ora preservation, and environmental protection is particularly important. Many of these programs have been initiated through s direct cooperation between libraries and local communities, proving the importance of recognizing and taking into account library users' demands. Social implications. In its ``Statement on Libraries and Development'' (2013), IFLA invited policy and decision makers to recognize libraries as reliable institutions carrying out programs which contribute signifi cantly to solving sustainability issues concerning the entire community. Originality. The article offers the fi rst overview of the previous Croatian practices and experiences with ``Green libraries'', which can serve as guidelines and motivate other librarians in their future work.