Libraries & sustainability : programs and practices for community impact / edited by René Tanner, Adrian K. Ho, Monika Antonelli, and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tanner, René, 1963- editor.

Ho, Adrian K., 1969- editor.

Antonelli, Monika, editor.

Aldrich, Rebekkah Smith, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Environmental aspects.

Libraries.

Libraries and community--United States.

Libraries and community.

Libraries and society.

United States.

Libraries and society--United States.

Sustainability.

Physical Description:

xiii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Libraries and sustainability

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : ALA Editions, 2022.

Summary:

Library workers at all types of organizations, as well as LIS students learning about this newest Core Value of Librarianship, will find this book an easy-to-digest introduction to what staff at a range of libraries have accomplished in incorporating sustainability into their decision making and professional practices. In addition, a discussion about the role of economics and sustainability will challenge readers to stretch in new ways to positively impact their communities.

"This book explores a sustainability lens through which operational and outreach decisions can be made, discusses why sustainability matters to libraries and their communities, shares real-life examples of sustainability programming, and provides recommendations from library workers who have been active in putting sustainability into practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780838937945

0838937942

OCLC:

1263022674