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Die Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt und mithin die digitale Transformation in den Bibliotheken ermöglicht an vielen Stellen das Einsparen von Ressourcen. Bewerbungen über Online-Portale oder die Umstellung von gedruckten auf elektronische Informationsressourcen (um nur zwei Beispiele zu nennen): Dies alles spart unter anderem Papier und trägt durch das Wegbleiben von Transporten zu einem abnehmenden Verkehrsaufkommen bei. Allerdings hat auch das Arbeiten im Digitalen einen ökologischen Fußabdruck, denn die eingesetzte Hardware hierfür muss hergestellt sowie regelmäßig ersetzt werden und das Arbeiten am Computer verbraucht genauso Strom wie das Betreiben von Rechenzentren (auch diese Beispielliste ließe sich fortführen). Zu bedenken ist ferner, dass vermeintlich analoge Prozesse auch eine digitale Komponente haben. Um beim Bewerbungsbeispiel zu bleiben: In aller Regel läuft eine postalische Bewerbung so ab, dass eine Person Bewerbungsunterlagen am Computer erzeugt, redigiert, zusammenführt und (gegebenenfalls langfristig) abspeichert. Die Unterlagen werden dann ausgedruckt und postalisch versendet. Nicht selten werden die Bewerbungsunterlagen beim Adressaten für die Weiterverarbeitung zumindest teilweise digitalisiert. Wie die einführenden Bemerkungen angedeutet haben, ist das Thema Green IT beziehungsweise die Frage der Nachhaltigkeit von Informationstechnologien ein äußerst vielschichtiges. Im folgenden Beitrag soll der Begriff Green IT zunächst genauer definiert und abgegrenzt werden. Anschließend wird beleuchtet, wo und inwieweit das Thema für Bibliotheken relevant ist.

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The green library or sustainable library is a new concept and it is gaining popularity among the library professionals. The paper highlights the conditions of environment, their impacts on society and efforts of leading organizations towards an eco-friendly earth, developed standards for the betterment, green India, green library, features of green library, Initiatives in India and outside India. The papers also discuss role of initiatives like United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).It also give an overview of green library and role of modern librarian to make green library. Furthermore the paper focus the importance of green library in ongoing era and green library initiatives in India.

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The United Nations have set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) that will create a better world, now and in the future. To reach the goals, every institution, including libraries, should prioritize sustainability. The project ``Green Libraries -- Middle East and North Africa (MENA)'' does exactly that, it aims to include libraries in promoting sustainability. ``Green Libraries -- MENA'' has set up a platform to highlight concrete contributions of libraries to achieve the SDG`s. To determine the baseline knowledge and experience of the various library types, a survey has been sent to libraries in Israel, Morocco, Egypt and Sudan. A multilingual website has been developed with an introduction to the topic ``Green libraries'' and enrichment with content based on the results of our survey from 2021. Furthermore articles, best practice examples and helpful links are presented on the website.

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In the 21st century, we are faced with news about the global environmental crisis on a regular basis. Rising temperatures, melting polar ice caps, loss of wild life, and deforestation are but a few examples of the coverage we are all too accustomed to. When faced with something with a global all-encompassing impact, it is sometimes difficult not to feel helpless and struggle to see the value individual contributions can have on fighting these challenges. So, what might libraries do to help reduce the carbon footprint and what could the impact of such efforts be?

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This paper gives a broader definition of a “Green Library”, followed by an overview of the aims and intentions of the IFLA Green Library Award including the criteria for the award. It highlights some outstanding projects submitted to the IFLA Green Library Award competitions 2016–2019. The very different selected examples come from (1) Ireland, (2) Kenya, (3) Ukraine, (4) Germany, (5) Croatia, and (6) Colombia.

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The project we launched in 2013: A checklist as an easy-to-use tool that will allow librarians worldwide to see what they can do to make their libraries greener: a checklist available in many languages, so that it will be understood by colleagues even with little or no command of one of the official IFLA-languages. They will be enabled to communicate with their staff and their users in their native languages about green topics. Our starting point was the IFLA-Conference 2013 in Singapore and our book project The Green Library. The challenge of environmental sustainability (published in 2013 as IFLA Publication 161). Where are we now? The checklist was originally devised in English and German; during the last 4 years we were busy finding colleagues willing to translate the checklist into as many languages as possible – a tool for greening libraries worldwide! There are 20 language versions available at present on our website: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, English, Finnish, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Usbek. The project is definitely to be continued: We are looking for more translation and adaptations, even into the multiplicity of “smaller” languages – for greener libraries worldwide.

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This guide started as a handout for a series of green libraries workshops.

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Concept of Green Libraries gradually attracting attention of library administrators worldwide and the efforts to develop green libraries are on rise. This isbecoming a kind of movement now and has started gaining momentum in Indiaas well though it initially started in USA,UK and Canada who are leading countries to adopt the concept. The present paper discusses about current scenario of green libraries development in India and other developing countries. LEED is the major performance standard in countries abroad and IGBC is an Indian standard to measure the performance. The attempt is made to understand the concept, role of various associations and training available on green libraries, existing standards to measure the performance and pros and cons of the green libraries in general.

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A Green Library also knows as a sustainable library, is a library build with environmental concerns in mind, Green libraries are a part of the larger green building movement. Green libraries are being build all over the world `Go Green' has become a buzz word in the 21st century. Recently libraries too have imbibed this phenomenon enormously. Green Library Movement, which comprises of librarians, Libraries, cities, towns, college and university campuses committed to greening libraries and reducing their environmental impact. Constructing a green library building using performance standards like Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) and Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) is a way some libraries both abroad and in India are choosing to become green and sustainable. Environmental challenges like energy depletion and climate change will influence the type of information resources and programs libraries will provide to their communities. The present paper focus on the concept of `Go Green Library' in general and `Green Libraries' in particular. The attempt is also made to give information on different standards being followed, existing green libraries, practices and initiatives globally and locally.

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The creation of green libraries is approaching a tipping point, generating a Green Library Movement, which is comprised of librarians, libraries, cities, towns, college and university campuses committed to greening libraries and reducing their environmental impact. Constructing a green library building using a performance standard is a way some libraries are choosing to become green and sustainable. Environmental challenges like energy depletion and climate change will influence the type of information resources and programs libraries will provide to their communities. The amount of information available on green libraries and green library practices is limited but continues to grow.

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Auf dem IFLA-Weltkongress 2021 wurden Preise für ökologisch nachhaltige Bibliotheksarbeit vergeben. Die IFLA-Sektion ENSULIB (Environment, Sustainability and Libraries) zeichnete drei Bibliotheken aus.

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Libraries of today, not only follow the traditional functions but are also involved in modern technique and in maintaining environmentally friendly approaches by implementing standards for sustainability to serve mankind. Limiting the use of paper, electricity- saving, Rainwater recharging and reusing and consumption of natural resources are the ideal way to maintain a sustainable library. Greening the indoors of the library, creates mindfulness within the library ambiance, and above all will create a great impact on the library's image. The Greenery helps to maintain the serenity, calm and peaceful atmosphere for the users which may help the learners to be more attentive and tranquil.

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A two day-long conference for green libraries was organized by the Gyula Illyés County Library and Europe Direct Tolna. Speakers and workshop participants spoke about the popularisation of the library greening processes and their experiences in this area.

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Located in the centre of Berlin, next to the Potsdamer Platz, is one of the smallest public libraries in Berlin, the Bibliothek Tiergarten Süd. Overcoming the threat of closing due to financial struggles, the library now finds itself in a process of transformation. Since 2013 neighbourhood volunteers have been working for the library to form a new focus based on the do-it-yourself philosophy, including urban gardening and other ecologically sustainable practices. With EU-funded support, it is now possible to establish a new community centre for the urban quarter. The diversity of language, culture and income in this urban quarter is reflected in several activities that take place in the library, such as a Repair Café, literacy events and informative meetings about gardening topics. Supported by the first Leih-Sämerei in a public library in Germany, there is also a shelf with home-grown seeds from the surrounding gardens that patrons may borrow. This array of projects and programming shows the multiplicity of a small urban library.

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A Green Library also knows as a sustainable library, is a library build with environmental concerns in mind, Green libraries are a part of the larger green building movement. Green libraries are being build all over the world, along with library 2.0 green design is an emerging trend, defining the library of the 21st century. A study of Green libraries in 2008 revealed that not only has energy conservation become important, but that spaces designed for users rather than books have become paramount the modular system worked particularly well for housing ever-expanding books collections but collecting growth is no longer practical goal. Users want and need a greater variety of spaces, which purpose build rooms are better at meeting.

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The educational project under the named `Zelena pismenost' (Green literacy) is aimed at preserving cultural heritage, natural (herbal) heritage, and language. Collaboration between Kata Laštro, the project's author, and Knjivznica Velenje (City Library Velenje, Slovenia) began in 2014.

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In 2009, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened a new library designed to meet the rigorous standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council for newly constructed facilities. The success of the project was officially recognized when the Church History Library received its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. This paper will trace how building plans originally focused on preserving archival materials were expanded to address larger environmental concerns. Also explored will be the impact a single green facility can have on the sustainable practices of an entire organization. Topics covered will include the Church History Library, its mission and collections; the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design programme; special environmental design characteristics of the Church History Library building; data on recycling efforts in the library and its parent organization; organizational impact of constructing a LEED-certified facility. Im Jahr 2009 eröffnete die Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints eine neue Bibliothek, deren Entwurf den strengen Standards des U.S. Green Building Council für neu errichtete Gebäude entsprach. Der Erfolg des Projektes wurde in der Öffentlichkeit wahrgenommen, als die Church History Library ihr Zertifikat Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) erhielt. Dieser Beitrag zeichnet nach, wie Neubaupläne, die ursprünglich auf die Erhaltung von Archivmaterialien abzielten, erweitert wurden, um weiterreichende, umweltbezogene Anliegen einzubeziehen. Es wird ferner der Einfluss untersucht, den ein einzelnes grünes Gebäude auf die nachhaltigen Praktiken der ganzen Trägerorganisation haben kann. Behandelt werden der Auftrag und die Sammlungen der Church History Library, das Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Programm, die auf Nachhaltigkeit bezogenen Spezifika im Entwurf für das Church History Library Gebäude, Daten zu den Recylingmaßnahmen in der Bibliothek und ihrer Trägerorganisation sowie die Auswirkungen des Baus eines LEED zertifizierten Gebäudes auf die Trägerorganisation.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of green building technologies and practices and illustrate how public libraries can use them as tools to teach their communities about sustainability and foster behavior change. Design/methodology/approach – Through literature searches, case studies analysis, and individual phone and e‐mail interviews, the author identified ways that public libraries can use their buildings to demonstrate green technologies and practices and show their patrons how to apply them at home, at work, and in the community. Findings – Education is a component of LEED certification. Many LEED certified libraries publicize a list of the green technologies used in their building projects. Some sponsor programs related to the green building and include permanent displays in the library to explain how the technology works. The Fayetteville Public Library went beyond these basic techniques to not only improve the sustainability of their operations but also become a community test bed for a renewable energy project. Originality/value – This paper sheds light on how building projects can be used not only to educate the public about green technologies and practices, but also inspire others to begin using similar techniques at home, at work, and in the community.

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A while back , I managed to have a chat with the designer of the famous CUEA Learning Resource Centre, an icon of sustainable construction in Kenya. The article was originally published in The Quantity Surveyor Journal. Here's is the original article. Take a read.