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Catalysed by the urgency of climate change, this chapter provides a multifaceted definition of sustainability as applied to libraries. Drawing from a range of international projects, the reader sees how dedication to sustainability action has become more central and widespread in the library profession worldwide. Successful examples are drawn from IFLA’s Green Library Award as well as other innovative programmes, services, buildings and projects based on increasing consciousness around environmental responsibility. Cultural factors are sensitively taken into consideration when defining success, recognising the variability of different countries’ access to resources.

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The interconnectedness of our world has been highlighted for many of us over the past few years. Although countries and regions may have different governments, values, and characteristics, we all have the same basic human needs and share many of the same challenges. For me, this was on full view during my international travels representing ALA last year. When other library workers and I attended the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' World Library and Information Congress (IFLA WLIC) in Dublin, Ireland, in July, we heard from Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland who now works as a climate activist. As library workers in the US, we are inspired by and inspiring to library workers and libraries across the world. Our professional values and standards set the model for work not just at ALA but also for libraries around the globe.

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This paper presents a techno-economic analysis of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) to supply the electrical load requirements of the Central Library of Kırklareli University located in Kavaklı Campus, Kırklareli, Turkey. The standalone and grid connected HRES (Grid/PV/battery, wind/battery and PV/wind/battery etc.) considered in the analysis were comprised of different combinations of PV modules and wind turbines supplemented with battery storage. Meanwhile, wind and solar energy potential in Kırklareli is fairly appropriate for supplying energy requirements of some places with no high electricity load like libraries. In this study, the HOMER software is used as the assessment tool to determine the optimal configuration of HRES taking total net present cost (NPC) and cost of energy (CoE) into consideration. As a result, it is determined that the optimal system configuration of standalone hybrid system with the lowest total NPC consists of 40kW PV array, 10kW Wind turbine, 20kW power converter and 72 batteries and also that total NPC and CoE of the optimal configuration are estimated to be \\($228,330, \$\)0.334/kWh, respectively. Similarly, it is determined that the optimal system configuration of grid connected hybrid system with the lowest total NPC consists of 30kW Wind turbine, 100kW Grid and also that total NPC and CoE of the optimal configuration are estimated to be \\($137,979, \$\)0.185/kWh, respectively. When these configurations are compared considering CoE and total NPC it is clearly shown that Grid connected hybrid systems is more economical than standalone hybrid system. But some environmental effects (CO2, CO NOx and carbon tax etc.) are taken into consideration the standalone hybrid system must be preferred. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article looks at how librarians can make a difference, as libraries move toward environmental friendliness. While building a green library may represent the largest public statement any community can make to show its support for sustainability, several measures can be taken to move existing facilities in that direction. Information on the LEED-certified silver library in Fayetteville, Arkansas is presented. Numerous libraries have also moved beyond internal recycling to assuming a more public role in the battle to curb the effects of global warming.

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E-book suppliers offer various ways to purchase e-books, such as Demand Driven Acquisition (PDA) models as well as different packages. Most often the package options include additional e-books that never were, nor will be, in demand in your Library. These additional e-books might not come with a great extra initial cost. However, they most probably will make an unnecessary carbon footprint. According to Landauer’s principle data processing will always require a certain minimal power expenditure. One way to make sure we acquire only e-books in demand is to handpick them, a method considered to be time consuming and costly. In this poster we use graphs and pictures to illustrate and evaluate the Humanities Library’s purchase pattern for e-books outside packages over the last 10 years. We compare statistics such as price, subject, access and different purchase options. Two different purchasing methods were used during these 10 years: EBL’s PDA-model (2009-2014) and acquisition from the GOBI Library Solution’s platform (2016-2019). In 2004, the University of Gothenburg became the first university in the world to be environmentally certified under both ISO14001 and EMAS. How can we incorporate environmental aspects into our future acquisition?

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The chapter considers the potential of repurposing disused religious buildings for use as libraries and examines an exemplary model of library adaptive reuse in a cultural heritage context: La Capilla, the Biblioteca Satélite de Arquitectura y Diseño at Universidad de los Andes/University of the Andes (Uniandes) in Bogotá, Colombia. The author outlines the La Capilla project in detail, including the larger context of adaptive reuse in the Uniandes campus and in Bogotá. The architectural strategy used in the La Capilla conversion was an almost freestanding structural insertion placed inside an unaltered historic shell. The history of the Uniandes campus and the city of Bogotá is explored. Two other church to library conversion case studies are briefly examined to conclude that architectural intervention in culturally significant buildings can enhance public understanding of history while simultaneously serving library programmatic needs.

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This article describes the mobile food program at the Camden County (N.J.) Library System.

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Greenpoint, New York, a historically working-class Polish immigrant community, sits at the confluence of the East River and Newtown Creek, at the northwest edge of Brooklyn. This neighborhood of more than 34,000 has also been home to decades of industrial pollution. The Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center, a branch of Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library (BPL), opened in fall 2020 to highlight and give testimony to Greenpoint's relationship with its natural surroundings and promote awareness of climate change and sustainability. Both a full-service library and a community hub for environmental awareness, activism, and education, it houses the Greenpoint Environmental History Project, a collection of oral interviews and personal items chronicling the ecological past of a neighborhood contaminated by industry. The goal of the project is that future generations may better understand the history of the area, its struggles, and its grassroots advocacy.

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Library evaluation has evolved across the decades to take account of the role of services and collections within their institutions. The framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) enables consideration of the value and benefits of libraries within national and international development. Taking this approach, based on the theory of change, provides different insights to the work of libraries. The article provides an overview of library assessment and information on the development of the UN SDGs. Australian academic library activities are assessed using four SDGs to reveal a contribution beyond the walls of their institutions. Methodological comparisons frame a discussion about the nature of value.

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The article discusses the Darien Library as a sustainable site and building. The Library building is made up of concrete and concrete block which has a high thermal mass to sustain a interior temperatures that are comfortable and work well with the geothermal heating and cooling systems. The site where the Library is located was formerly a toxic land but has been remediated into a sustainable green site with honey locust trees.

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What if I told you there was a potentially smarter, better, and faster way to build a new library---a process that could maximize innovation and deliver on long-term sustainability goals? Sounds pretty good, right? What if the same process could possibly decrease the cost of your project? Integrated Building Design is such a process. As library leaders we have a responsibility to make the most of any building project. For many, it is the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have an impact on the library's physical space. It is a singular opportunity to address long-standing concerns and hopes for the future, and it is an amazing chance to solidify the library's place in the community.

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The article discusses a Resolution of the Importance of Sustainable Libraries passed at the 2015 annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA). Details on the ALA's Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT) which proposed the resolution, are presented. Resilience planning in libraries and communities is also discussed.

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On Sunday, June 28th, 2015 at the American Library Association (ALA) Conference in San Francisco (CA) the governing body of ALA, Council, overwhelmingly passed the Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries.

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Panel: Dr. Richard Moniz, Martin House, and Kenley Newfeld This post provides describes the panel discussion held in the latest ALA Live Webinar entitled “Mindfulness for Librarians”. The latest issue of American Libraries contains an article on this subject. I have tried to capture as much of the panelists’ discussion as possible, but the full…

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Panel: Dr. Richard Moniz, Martin House, and Kenley Newfeld This post provides describes the panel discussion held in the latest ALA Live Webinar entitled “Mindfulness for Librarians”. The latest issue of American Libraries contains an article on this subject. I have tried to capture as much of the panelists’ discussion as possible, but the full…

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The International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) wants to show the power of libraries in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has asked library associations around the world to join in a global effort. ALA's Task Force on United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), part of Julius C. Jefferson's initiatives is developing a multi-year strategic plan to increase participation by libraries in efforts to achieve the Goals. The UN Sustainable Development Goals are a call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN members, including the United States.

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This field report explores the recent planning and work underway by the American Library Association's United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force.

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Libraries play an important and unique role in promoting community awareness about resilience, climate change and a sustainable future. They are also leading by example by taking steps to reduce their environmental footprint. Now the American Library Association (ALA) is supporting the library community by showing its commitment to assisting in the development of sustainable libraries with the addition of sustainability as a core value of librarianship.

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Libraries are essential for sustainable development. The agenda for the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Develop- ment Goals (SDGs) that guide the development efforts of countries around the world was adopted in September 2015 during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). I attended the UNGA as part of a group of librarians that for several years advocated for access to information, culture, education and ICTs (Information \& Communication Technologies) on behalf of IFLA at the United Nations in New York to be included in the SDGs. Thanks to IFLA's global library team, librarians advocat- ing for the inclusion of access to information on the SDGs at country's capitals, we successfully secured the inclusion of access to information on Goal 16- Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, specifically on Target 16.10.