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China weiß um die Bedeutung von ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit. Sie wird nicht nur häufig thematisiert, sondern auch in entsprechenden Projekten umgesetzt. Dutzende sogenannter Ecocities, sind bereits im Bau, mehr als 200 sind derzeit geplant -- ob sie allerdings die ökologischen Probleme wirklich lösen, ist umstritten. Auch Bibliotheken, als öffentliche und gesellschaftlich geschätzte Einrichtungen mit großem Energiebedarf begeben sich auf den glqqgrünen Weggrqq und werden so zu Multiplikatoren mit Vorbildfunktion.

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Clarkson University Libraries just became the first Academic Library to complete the Sustainable Libraries' Initiative rigorous certification program. The Academic Certification Program encourages collaboration with other campus sustainability efforts and reaches beyond the university to establish the university library as a resource and leader in the resilience of the broader community.

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The Climate Change Library Lab was created to provide a rich source of information and advice specific to libraries, so that they might prepare for climate-related disasters or deal with post-disaster recovery within their communities.It is our hope that the resources available will be updated based on feedback and input from library staff and community members who have experienced climate-related disasters. This project is sponsored by the American Library Association's New Members Round Table.

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Climate scientists predict we will look back on the years 2020 and 2021 and think to ourselves, ``Those were the good old days.'' Record-setting heat, record amounts of scorched earth thanks to wildfires, record numbers of tropical storms, and a record number of freak natural disasters like derechos---that's what 2020 had to offer. And 2021 hasn't been much better. There is no more time to waste. Climate action is needed NOW. Libraries should be visible leaders and partner in this effort not only to protect the assets the public has entrusted them with but also to ensure library workers and community members have the support they need, through libraries, in the face of disruption.

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Every spring, Joe Hammes looks forward to visiting his family's Wisconsin cottage. But one year, unprecedented high waters in the La Crosse area kept him away from it until late May. ``The Mississippi River is flooding,'' says Hammes, public relations and communications coordinator for the La Crosse Public Library (LCPL). ``People know this is going on.'' But what can they do about it at the local level?

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"Climate change is the one thing we're all experiencing,'' says Alexandria (Va.) Library adult services librarian Megan Zimmerman. Institutions like hers see the firsthand effects of climate change right outside their doors. Twenty percent of the city is located on a floodplain, she said, and in recent years, storms have become more severe, causing homes and businesses to flood.

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"Climate Change Conversations in Libraries: A Sabbatical Training Adventure" is chapter seven in the book Libraries Promoting Reflective Dialogue in a Time of Political Polarization (ACRL 2019). As part of a twenty-four-week sabbatical, Charney set out to train librarians in each New England state on a range of methods for facilitating climate change conversations. The ultimate goal of Facing the Future: Facilitating Climate Change Conversations in Your Library was to encourage—more honestly, to implore—librarians to see themselves as change makers and bridge builders. The training pressed participants to answer an essential and painful question. How will each of us—as individuals and community members—hold the global, life-threatening reality of climate change while leading our communities toward a kinder, saner, and safer world? Facing the Future, a four-hour training, offered participants an opportunity to look squarely in the face of climate change while practicing leadership exercises and mindfulness techniques.

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Hickory (N.C.) Public Library (HPL) Community Engagement Librarian Dacy Shute was looking to host a program that would celebrate the city's agricultural legacy as well as create connections among its maker community. In March, she launched the Sheep to Sweater program series---five sessions that showed patrons, step-by-step, where wool comes from, how it's made, and how it can be used in crafting. Participants in these sessions got a hands-on experience. At the farm, patrons could touch raw wool fleece that had been sheared from the backs of Montadale and Romeldale sheep. In the drop-spindle class, participants immediately understood how time-consuming and difficult it is to create yarn without a spinning wheel or industrial machinery. Historically, if a person outgrew a sweater made from hand-spun yarn, the sweater would be frogged (unwound, ripped, or unknit) and reused for a new sweater. This knowledge added a component of appreciation---and sustainability---to the lessons.

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Der Wandel Öffentlicher Bibliotheken wird stark mit der Öffnung und Anbietung des physischen Raumes der Bibliothek und der Einbindung der Menschen darin verbunden. Damit rückt die Idee des Community Building als Arbeitsfeld für Öffentliche Bibliotheken stärker in den Fokus, womit mehr gemeint ist als die Umgestaltung von Bibliotheken zuglqqDritten Ortengrqq. Vielmehr können Bibliotheken durch aktive Kooperationen mit der Zivilgesellschaft kommunale Netzwerke bilden oder stärken und Menschen miteinander in Kontakt bringen. Bibliotheken, die dieses neue Arbeitsfeld aufgreifen, agieren damit automatisch im Bereich der sozialen Nachhaltigkeit und helfen dabei, die Agenda 2030 für nachhaltige Entwicklung der Vereinten Nationen zu erfüllen, die u. a. die Stärkung des gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalts zum Ziel hat. Darüber hinaus können sie sogar eine aktivere Rolle in der Stadtentwicklung einnehmen, die sich immer stärker auf Nachhaltigkeit fokussiert.

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"Sustainability is not about keeping the world the way it is today. Sustainability is about building a better world. It is based on the recognition that economy and environment are not a zero sum game and that people have the power to ensure the quality of life of their own community. It's time for librarians 'to make a better world through direct engagement with our communities.’ By achieving the competencies in community-based librarianship, this new generation of LIS graduates will be equipped to transform LIS into a community anchored librarianship and to establish a new community-centered perspective for the benefit of librarians’ education and professional development.”

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Composting is a way to recycle organic matter, like food scraps and grass clippings, into a nutrient-rich fertilizer. The best part is that it's great for the environment too. A composting program is a great homesteading topic to offer because it is an accessible program for many patrons. Composting can be done in homes with big backyards, as well as school yards or college campuses.

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The paper represents the third stage of the ``Ways of sustainability'', after reflections on buildings, specialized collections, training and educational initiatives. In this series of papers different themes are faced, all referable to libraries sustainability. This paper analyses the strategic role of communication, reporting Italian examples relating to public and academic libraries, guiding principles and actions that promote a more sustainable behavior of librarians and users in the library and in everyday life and ensure that libraries become an example for citizens.

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October 31, 2022: The Sustainable Libraries Initiative is pleased to announce that we have certified our first library system through the Sustainable Library Certification Program. The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS), led by Executive Director and SLI Co-Founder, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, has earned this designation.

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The Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) is one of two public library systems on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and has twelve branches that are located on the unceded lands of the Esquimalt, Songhees, and Saanich peoples. Serving a population of approximately 300,000 people, GVPL branches exist within a vibrant arts and culture community that is also the seat of the provincial government, home to an expanding technology sector, and situated in a landscape that contributes to the growing interest in food sustainability and local producers. As public libraries work to ensure that library services and building partnerships to help support quality collections, programs, functional spaces, and strong communities.

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This paper addresses the emerging movement of contemplative pedagogy in higher education with an emphasis on academic librarianship. The authors posit how integrating mindfulness-based practices into pedagogy and programming builds resilience in students, creating meaning in an age of climate disruption, information overload and uncertain times. Examples of librarians’ relevant professional development activities are also included. Library spaces offering mindfulness opportunities for students are explored and a contemplative-oriented, campus-wide collaboration centred on climate disruption is featured. Selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda are touched on, demonstrating how contemplative approaches in academic libraries support well-being, justice, community building and concern for the fate of the earth.

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The interest in all subjects related to gardening and sustainability continues to grow in library communities, especially for those who are trying to be more environmentally conscious. As librarians, we want to support our communities' interests and ensure access to these kinds of programs. However, if one has limited experience with this subject, planning these programs can feel overwhelming. Fortunately, most communities, whether large or small, have gardening and sustainability experts who are happy to share their knowledge. This chapter will provide examples of organizations your library can contact to host programs, as well as the key details you'll want to discuss with them to ensure a successful program.

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For some library media specialists, implementing the three Rs of recycling, reducing, and reusing comes easily; they've been environmentally conscious well before the concept of going green made its way into the vernacular. Yet for some of library media specialists, the thought of greening their library, let alone the entire school, can seem rather daunting. Whether library media specialists want to begin eco-friendly practices in their library in response to school-based initiatives or to take the lead in developing a school-wide program, it can be helpful, and encouraging, to learn some eco-friendly ways to become a lean, green, library machine. The author describes easy eco-friendly habits for one's library.

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The article offers information on importance of green literature for environmental protection. Topics include loss of natural forests due to minimal activities; rate of extinction of rare animals due to deforestation; and need of books which presents models of promotion activities, field trips in schools, and associated events to access pro-environmental behaviors.