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A key element to successfully responding to a major disaster is the overall preparedness of individual citizens, families, and the community as a whole. The resources and instruments discussed in this chapter have been adapted from resources from experts in emergency management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These tools will help library leaders overcome challenging disaster scenarios and mitigate risk. When libraries rebound quickly from a disaster, their communities become more resilient.

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Sustainable development, green literacy and green libraries are among the key terms in school librarianship and they are practiced through green library practices such as book-readings, lectures, exhibitions, workshops etc. Because of that school libraries can become or already are environmental leaders in their schools as well as in local communities.

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Sarah Preskitt has lived in Alaska for almost 40 years---and seen its climate change in ways the Lower 48's hasn't. "We used to joke that you had to arrange your Halloween costume over your snowsuit. It used to snow by October 15,'' says Preskitt, Alaska Collection librarian for Anchorage Public Library (APL). "Now it's closer to Thanksgiving.''

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In his book Palaces for the People, sociologist Eric Klinenberg describes how a group of planners met to discuss ways to restore resiliency to 21st century cities. Someone proposed a compelling idea for a ``resilience center''---a place that would be a community gathering place, open every day, welcoming to everyone, staffed by trained professionals, with flexible space that could be adapted for many uses. Klinenberg realized that most American communities already have such a place and that it's called a branch library.

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Tips for recycling at home and in the classroom and library, as well as curriculum aids, class activities, and sample lesson plans. Teach the environmental three R's-reduce, reuse, and recycle-to your students and patrons! Here are tried-and-true tips for recycling items commonly used in the library and classroom. Divided into 5 sections, this is chock-full of sound ideas for setting up school recycling programs, saving money, encouraging creativity, and instilling the need for recycling in students and teachers. Includes addresses to write for additional information.

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Die Bibliothek Lockenhaus weiß auch ältere Bücher zu verwerten und wurde für ihre Initiativen, einen offenen Bücherschrank in einer Telefonzelle und einen Recycling-Büchersessel im Mai 2015 mit dem "Goldenen Mistkäfer" ausgezeichnet.

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In fall 2022, Freie Universität Berlin's libraries will be reorganizing their printing and copying services. This change will prioritize digital reproduction services over paper- based ones. These services will be free for all users. Below is an overview of the planned changes.

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This paper identifies the main references, authors and journals influencing the sustainable development literature. The task is accomplished by means of a citation analysis based on the records of ISI Web of Science. We found that the core of sustainability thinking is framed by a pattern of landmark studies published around every 5 years. Only 380 publications have been cited at least ten times. References with the highest influence are those with a global dimension and large diffusion, such as Brundtland Commission's ``Our common future'' (1987) and classics such as Meadows' et al. ``Limits to growth'' (1972). The list of the most influential references over the period 1960--2005 is dominated by contributions from economics (particularly ecological economics) and environmental science, but includes many other disciplines such as urban planning, political sciences and sociology. References are also made to policy documents such as ``Agenda 21'', one of the main outcomes of the Rio Summit in 1992. In analyzing citation trends, we found that classics, because of their high rates of citations per year, seem to have a more enduring and stable influence.

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Repair events are a hands-on intergenerational community activity in which people bring their broken items to be guided by repair coaches who will (hopefully) fix their defective things. At a repair event, participants will learn fixing skills, connect with fellow community members, and help keep items out of the landfill. Repair events help foster a culture based in social and environmental stewardship by providing a space where people can preserve resources and consider the cost of manufacturing and the impact of waste.

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Die Stadt- und Landesbibliothek (SLB) im Bildungsforum Potsdam lädt seit rund drei Jahren unterschiedliche Altersgruppen zu multimedialen "Do-it-yourself"-Angeboten wie 3D-Drucken, die Medienmacher-AG, Digitale Welt Bibliothek und das Repair-Café ein.

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The ALA Special Task Force on Sustainability was formed in 2017 by the ALA Executive Board in response to the ALA Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries and the need to spark the development of actionable initiatives to further this work. The Special Task Force membership includes individuals with a variety of specialties, academic, public, and rural, as well as library architecture. The task force had an inaugural meeting in October 2017 and began work thereafter with bi-weekly meetings. A draft report was presented to the Executive Board at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 2018 with the important highlight of the adoption of the ``triple bottom line'' framework of sustainability to guide our work: To be truly sustainable, an organization or community must embody practices that are threefold: environmentally sound, economically feasible, and socially equitable. In preparation for the final report, the task force reached out to the ALA membership: four online forums were held with a cumulative attendance of 80 individuals and a Perceptions Survey was administered, garnering the participation of more than 600 ALA members who offered more than 190 responses to a request for examples of libraries that provide leadership and serve as a model for sustainability for those they serve. This white paper summarizes the work of the task force, feedback from the membership, and provides direction for future implementation and innovation within our association and the profession all with an eye towards the creation of sustainable libraries.

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In 2004, the new Joutsa Public Library moved into a renovated former grocery store. Everyone benefitted. The library found a perfect location in the middle of the municipal service centre, which was spared one more sad, empty building. The preparation phase was long and complicated having commenced in 1995. But the renovation phase was quick and took only six months. The building dates from the late 1970s. Few major structural changes were needed to improve the appearance, safety and usability. The result is very flexible with much-appreciated creative shelving solutions and space arrangements. Skilful architects did an excellent job, and the customers find it difficult to believe the origin of the building. The use of the library has increased with greater numbers of customers, increased loans and enhanced event participation justifying the approach taken and demonstrating its success.

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Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change, an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA), helps libraries engage their communities in programs and conversations that address the climate crisis. The pilot program (2020-21) funded film screenings, community dialogues and related events based on local interest in 25 public and academic libraries. It also funded the creation of a suite of free programming resources about the climate crisis that is available to all libraries.

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Whereas continuing ALA's ongoing voluntary efforts and strengthening these efforts through a measurable goal and supporting policy would be a strong way to demonstrate ALA's and members' commitment to sustainability; now, therefore, be it resolved, that the American Library Association (ALA), on behalf of its members: 1. pursues a goal of carbon neutrality for all ALA conferences by the year 2025 and will remain carbon neutral for these events thereafter; 2. delegates to the ALA Council Committee on Sustainability to assist and track progress toward this goal; and 3. encourages all roundtables, chapters, affiliates, and others who work with the Association to consider adopting similar goals to reduce carbon footprints.

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This compilation and analysis of the initiatives related to social responsibility and sustainability in 71 Spanish university libraries obtained information primarily from web sites and print materials: activities reports, brochures, strategic plans and collection management documents. To organise and analyse the information, a list of 5 categories was developed, covering 21 elements. In 61 (85.9\%) of the universities analysed, some type of library activity related to social responsibility and sustainability was identified. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Se recopilan y analizan las iniciativas y recursos relacionados con la responsabilidad social y sostenibilidad en las bibliotecas universitarias españolas. La información se ha obtenido de los sitios webs de las bibliotecas y de otros documentos elaborados por ellas: memorias de actividades, folletos, planes estratégicos y documentos sobre gestión de la colección. Para organizar y estudiar la información se ha elaborado una lista de análisis formada por 5 categorías que abarcan un total de 21 elementos. 61 de las 71 bibliotecas universitarias analizadas (85,9\%), incluyen alguna actividad relacionada con la responsabilidad social y sostenibilidad. (Spanish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of El Profesional de la Información is the property of EPI SCP and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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In der Strategie des Bibliothekssystems wurden neben Vision und Mission verbindliche Werte für die gemeinsame Zusammenarbeit formuliert. Wert 6 thematisiert Nachhaltigkeit und Verantwortung in unserem alltäglichen Arbeitsleben und den bewussten Umgang mit Ressourcen wie Wasser, Büromaterialien und Energie. Wie sieht ressourcenschonendes Arbeiten eigentlich in den Bibliotheken derzeit konkret aus?

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Jankowska, Maria Anna (Ed). Focus on Educating for Sustainability:Toolkit for Academic Libraries. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press, 2014. 273pp. ISBN: 9781936117611 [Titel anhand dieser ISBN in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] , paperback, US$32.00.Recycled, acid-freepaper. - Book review