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Public libraries in Finland have a strong history of cooperating and networking. Implementing SDGs and steering the action toward sustainability, however, has been so far carried out mainly out by individual libraries. A larger consensus or common guidelines are still missing, be it designing a new building, customer design thinking or rearranging internal workflows. This is to be changed, hopefully serving as an example to readers´ communities. The report presented current cases and current best practices on initiatives and concentrated on finding a broader common ground on sustainability work. Helsinki City Library will act as a nationwide accelerator and common voice promoting the step marks toward greener libraries. A nationwide expert network and community of practice is to be established as well. As one example of the development, the tight cooperation between public libraries and basic education in Finnish society will be discussed. For historical reasons public libraries operate to a large extent as school libraries, so the task of supporting curriculum on sustainability topics is a major task for public libraries as well. What does the future of this collaboration and its possibilities look like?

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Grab & go kits (or ``grab-and-go bags'') have become increasingly popular since the start of the pandemic, when patrons could not come into the library building, and they have continued in popularity even when library doors have opened again because of the convenience and innovation each new kit provides. Many libraries are still providing grab & go kits on a regular basis for different age groups, and staff have to consider not only the grab & go project itself, but also the materials being provided and the overall packaging. After reading this chapter, you will learn how to incorporate more sustainable products and concepts in grab & go kits, as well as how to make a wallpaper gift bag kit for adults.

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Mit den »Erzählwegen« hat die Büchereizentrale Schleswig-Holstein in der Corona-Zeit ein flexibles Ausstellungsformat entwickelt, das eine Auseinandersetzung mit wechselnden Themen in Zusammenarbeit mit verschiedenen Kooperationspartnern erlaubt. Dass dabei auch das Thema »Klima« für viele ganz obenan steht, ist nicht überraschend: Seit Herbst 2020 werden in Schleswig-Holstein regelmäßig am »Runden Tisch Grüne Bibliotheken« Fragen zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung diskutiert und neue Vorhaben dazu gemeinsam auf den Weg gebracht. Das Portal »Zukunftsbibliotheken-sh« bündelt die Ideen und Pläne aus diesem Netzwerk für die Teilnehmenden wie auch für eine breitere Öffentlichkeit.

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This paper is conducted to analyze the factors and aspects of green library technology for environmental sustainability. In this paper, we focus the implementation of green library for environment sustainability by looking at the factors and aspects to implement green technology in library. In order to achieve this aim, we identify the attribute from the previous literature that will lead the future development of framework, which can be applied in library. The significant of this research will ensure the implementation of green library to improve environmental sustainability whether it is explicitly stated or not to improve the condition of community.

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Straw bale gardening is a simple and inexpensive way to grow all manner of vegetables, herbs, flowers, and even fruit. Like container gardening, the bales of straw require little space and can be placed just about anywhere. These versatile raised garden bedscan be configured in a variety of layouts and designs and offer a perfect foundation for trellises and vertical gardening. In addition to providing a medium free from ground-dwelling pests, soil-related diseases, and most weeds, straw bales provide an elevated base, making this type of gardening appealing to growers of all ages and ranges of mobility.

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Academic librarians have a notable opportunity to take the lead in ensuring reliable information enters the hands of community members, including leaders and activists. One area for improvement is the topic of sustainability---an issue not just for those interested or working in the sciences, but one for every living, breathing being.

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As I’ve spent more time working with OCLC’s Global and Regional Councils, I’ve come to an agreeable realization that’s maybe a bit of a paradox. The wider our professional networks become, the more likely we’ll find faraway colleagues whose local solutions fit our situations. Sometimes the best answers don’t come from next door, but from across the globe.

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Urbanization, consumer boom and speed up of the daily human activities have caused accumulation of a large amount of garbage in the world. Many countries have already launched the innovative policies and initiatives to make their cities and communities sustainable. Ukraine is only at the start of this process. Thus, the construction of waste infrastructure and switch to eco green thinking, responsible consumption and recycling are of great importance. The launch of the Green Library Project was intended to promote sustainable way of living among the university and Sumy region communities through open access information materials and live example in academic integrity, waste sorting and recycling. At the start of the campaign Sumy State University Library demonstrated its open active position organizing and participating at the local ecological projects.

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It's three years since the American Libraries Association (ALA) first added sustainability as one of its core values. But in the face of shrinking budgets, managing digitalization, and adapting to a global pandemic, what can librarians do to support and encourage sustainability?

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The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a global plan to fight poverty, to establish equality and justice, and to achieve sustainable development for all countries. To enhance graduate's global competitiveness, the Chinese University of Hong Kong has been promoting the wide understanding of the SDGs within the university community. In 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library (CUHK Library) launched its Strategic Plan 2021--2025 to align with the University's Strategic Plan 2021--2025 in education, research and Innovation, resources, global and alumni engagement, and infrastructure. CUHK Library embraces social responsibility and sustainable development when upgrading its infrastructure to support the University developments. In this paper, the authors review the strategic implementation of SDGs in CUHK Library and conclude that academic library can contribute to the global plan for sustainable development. The findings in this paper can contribute to the discussions of SDGs in academic libraries from regional as well as international perspectives.

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Since the Executive Yuan in Taiwan established the Council for Sustainable Development in 1996, green building policies have become the focal point of domestic construction industries in pursuing sustainable development. The Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan also began promoting the green building labeling system in 1999 and pioneered the demonstration of the concept by using public buildings to facilitate the comprehensive development of green buildings. Presently, private buildings are not strictly regulated; a mechanism for the use, management, and maintenance of public green buildings. Based on the andysis of the Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch, a mechanism for the use, management, and maintenance of public green building is proposed in this paper.

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This article discusses three questions: ``How can libraries make an effective contribution to resolving the sustainability challenges we are collectively facing?''; ``When are libraries truly sustainable?''; and ``How can library management support this shift?''. Looking across libraries and their history over the last few decades, the author discerns different stages of development leading to sustainability. In line with the work of Dyllick and Muff the author describes Sustainability Levels 0.0 to 3.0. The highest level requires a quantum leap and shifts from thinking inside out to thinking outside in. This article addresses the need that there is virtually no academic management literature on the topic of sustainability in libraries. It shows that whilst there are many examples of individual projects or activities, there is a serious lack of methodology at the senior management level.

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NYLA's Sustainability Initiative provides New York's library leaders with time and resources to articulate how libraries adapt to our changing world while, as co-creators, shape strategies that ensure libraries remain vital, rebound from disruption, and provide on-going value to the communities they serve.

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o 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. As academic libraries evolve to contribute to institutional missions and visions, librarians are transforming out of their ``regular'' roles to collaborate with students, faculty, and staff in achieving goals such as sustainability. But how can academic libraries help with this integral commitment?

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During her 2021-2022 term, ALA President Patty Wong focused on sustainability as one of her four presidential pillars. In her inaugural speech, President Wong outlined this area of focus, saying: textquotedblTo thrive and evolve into the future, ALA must adopt the 'triple bottom line' mindset of sustainability: We must embody practices that are environmentally sound, economically feasible, and socially equitable.textquotedbl Sustainability was adopted as one of ALA's Core Values of Librarianship by ALA Council in 2019, based on the 2018 recommendations of the ALA Special Task Force on Sustainability. This introductory page of the Sustainability and Libraries resource guide highlights activities from the American Library Association that focus on sustainability as a core value of librarianship. Other pages of the guide provide resources on sustainability, including a bibliography of recent titles and online resources.

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The reuse of old buildings for new libraries has gained currency within the Library and Information Science (LIS) profession and has informed sustainability initiatives. Adaptive reuse benefits the environment by conserving natural resources and minimizing the need for new materials. This chapter provides a review of some key documents on sustainability, green libraries and the recycling and conversion of buildings as libraries. Building reuse provides an opportunity for sustainable thinking in library planning. Sustainability and going green are already evident in library architecture and design and there is a need to encourage embracing greener practices and adaptive reuse. Sustainability and going green are growth areas for the future. Adaptive reuse and repurposing buildings that have outlived their original purposes for different uses or functions while at the same time retaining their historic features are viable alternatives to new buildings. Building reuse is occurring in developed countries while some developing countries are saddled with challenges slowing adoption of the trend.

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The Conference on Information Management organized annually by the Spanish Society for Scientific Documentation and Information (SEDIC) was held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, on April 27, 28 and 29. The conference took place in the National Library of Spain and the workshops in the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. That the program was printed on seed paper already said a lot about the theme of the conference.

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There is a commonly known expression that goes ``When an elder person passes a way, a library burns to the ground''. In many African cultures, elder people play a vital role in the community: they are the custodians of tradition, the rock of the family unit and the bearers of wisdom. The library is of similar importance. It is a public space where knowledge is housed and created, and a place where people go to learn. A core principle of a library is that it is accessible and relevant to the context in which it exists, otherwise it may not attract the people for whom it is intended. Libraries do not have to be framed as the place of deafening silence and stringent rules. They can be a meeting ground for curious minds, a space of innovation and reflection, a place of learning and growing. What form can the library take? What role can it play in its respective neighbourhood and community? What does sustainability look like in such a place and why is that even important? A project conceived and implemented between Goethe-Institut and the French Institute of South Africa with the support of the Franco-German fund sought to explore the very question: how can libraries practice sustainability?

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The work of libraries is per se sustainable within the meaning of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): by providing open and accessible public spaces to everyone, by lending out books and other media, and by engaging in literacy education -- to name just a few -- they contribute to environmental, social and economic sustainability. What is sometimes less discussed however, is that the SDGs can also be a great tool for political advocacy. The reason is the following: While the SDGs are a global joint declaration of intent, their implementation takes place at the lower political levels: at European, national/ federal, and local levels. The SDGs are therefore a theme that almost every political person will have stumbled upon at some point during his/her political career. Thus, libraries engaging with the SDGs and making it visible -- through their website or social media, but also through exchanges with local politicians -- show that they can talk the ``language'' of politics, that they play a crucial societal role and that they engage in ongoing political debate. In this paper the author will look at examples of how libraries can showcase their societal relevance through the SDGs and how they can approach politicians at every political level. It will also look at political sustainability/ education for sustainable development strategies in Germany at national, federal states (``Länderebene'') and local level and analyse to which extent libraries have been recognised as valuable partners on the political level and where this is still lacking.