Greening libraries

It is difficult to turn on the television or read a news story today without learning about how green and sustainable practices are being implemented throughout society. Libraries are not exempt from these broader trends. In some cases, libraries and librarians have been at the forefront of these efforts. Greening Libraries provides library professionals with a collection of articles and papers that serve as a portal to understanding a wide range of green and sustainable practices within libraries and the library profession.

Chicago standard operating procedure / Greta Bever -- Building a green community at the Concordia University Library / Krista M. Reynolds -- Santa Monica Public Library collaborates with city department to create a sustainability destination / Nancy Bender -- Not every green library needs to be gold or platinum / Adrianne Ralph -- Sustainable library design : a case study of library construction on the East end of Long Island, N.Y. from 2007 to 2009 / Samantha Jane Alberts -- Greening libraries in historic buildings / Rebekkah Smith Aldrich -- From grass roots to vital player : Michigan State University's Library Environmental Committee / Michael Unsworth, Susan K. Kendall and Kriss Ostrom -- Tending the garden : growing your own green library committee / Christine Andresen, Amy Gustavson, David Hisle, & Matthew Reynolds -- West Vancouver Memorial Library : green by nature / Julie Backer -- Greening a library, greening a community : the Calgary Public Library's eco-action plan / Rosemary Griebel -- Library-sponsored sustainable living outreach in Denver / Kate Lawrence -- Going green @ your library : one librarian's lessons in programming / Robbie Sittel -- Bookmobiles are going g…