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Green Opportunities: A Guest Post
Today, we’ll be featuring a guest post from Jennifer Owens, Assistant Director of Access Services at Fremont Public Library District. Jennifer thinks green not only at the library, but in her daily...
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Grow Greener & Have Fun Too!
Need some inspiration to make your library greener? Check out the following websites! You won’t just feel inspired, you’ll have a bit of fun too. Go Green @ Your Illinois Library: Tons of great ideas,...
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Building Sustainability: A Guest Post
Today, we’ll be featuring a guest post from Christie Chandler-Stahl, Director of Branch Services at the Rakow Branch of the Gail Borden Public Library District. Christie highlights the Rakow Branch’s...
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Tips & Tricks for Going Green
There are many ways to create a more eco-friendly library. Cost effective “tips & tricks” simplify growing greener and produce a big impact. Here is a list of our favorites! Upcycle discarded books...
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Green Activities: A Guest Post
This week we are featuring a guest post from Sarah Dolley, a Children’s Librarian at the Fountaindale Public Library in Bolingbrook Illinois. Green programming they provided in March was a huge...
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University of Illinois Offering Free Online Sustainability Course
“Sustainability: A Global Introduction“ is an eight week course starting on August 27, 2012. This free online course will examine questions such as: What are the biggest threats-is it loss of...
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Greening Up Programming
Looking to grow greener programs? These resources provide great ideas and samples of green programming for all ages. Teens Go Green!: Tips, Techniques, Tools and Themes for YA Programming by Valerie...
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Public Libraries as Community Sustainability Leaders: A Guest Post
This week we are featuring a guest post from Laura Barnes. Laura is a librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Prairie Research Institute and the Executive Director of the Great...
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Growing a Greener Collection
Does your library have a green section? These books would make a great addition to any collection. Children’s Section: Amsel, S. (2009). 365 Ways to Live Green for Kids: Saving the Environment at Home,...
View ArticleA Special Thanks!
We hope you’ve enjoyed our sustainable library series: “Growing Greener Libraries.” We’ve learned a lot about sustainable library service, what it means to the future of libraries, and how we can make...
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