Volume 4, Number 2 (December 2024 issue) of the IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter has been published and is available online as a downloadable PDF.
IFLA's Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section publishes its official newsletter twice a year, which reviews ENSULIB's activities and achievements and provides a platform for presenting interesting stories, events or projects from libraries all over the world, that follow a clear green and sustainable commitment.
We appreciate all the contributions, support and advice from the Section members and relevant colleagues worldwide to make the publication of the Newsletter successful.
Lots of good articles! Here is the TOC:
Table of Contents
- Message from the Chair
- About the Editorial Committee
- Green library conferences and seminars around the world
- Spain - Report on the international library conference "Culture, Knowledge and Community: International Meeting of Libraries" from October 6 to 9, 2024 in Barcelona
- North Macedonia - Going Green: Libraries as Driving Partners for Sustainable Development in Infrastructure, Management, Projects, and Services
- Spain - Spanish Green Libraries at the Green Letters Literature and Nature Conference
- UK - The Green Libraries Conference, London
- Sweden - How can libraries play a part in the sustainable transformation? Report from a panel discussion at Lund University
- Belgium - Report on the 2nd Transatlantic Symposium at PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts In Hasselt
- Macao SAR - Macao Open Access Week: to promote open access and sustainability in Macao SAR
- IFLA Green Library Award Winners Share Their Stories
- USA - The Keys to a Green Public Library: Missoula Public Library, Montana USA
- Ireland - Beyond the Lifecycle: Libraries Supporting the Circular Economy: The UCD Library in Dublin
- China - Reading in Green : We deliver more than just books: Foshan Library
- Green, Sustainable Libraries and Projects around the world
- The Czech Republic - Green Hope for the Blue Planet: A project on ecological responsibility and sustainability in libraries
- Seed libraries in Kyiv (Ukraine), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Tbilisi (Georgia) and Almaty (Kazakhstan)
- Sweden - Kulturfyren in Malmö,: A New Cultural Hub for Young People
- Southeast Europe - Common Waste - Common Libraries: Sustainability in libraries is multifaceted
- Spain - From Library to Eco-garden and vice versa: Social Impact, Knowledge and Sustainability. Libraries as agents of change
- Slovenia - Guardians of Seeds: The Seed Library in France Bevk Public Library Nova Gorica
- China - Inform globally, act locally – an example from Beijing
- Spain - Small, but with collaboration it works! Biology Library of the University of Salamanca
- Iran - 1000 cranes of Iran
- Greece - The Sustainable Neighbors Project
- Indonesia - Empowering Communities: How Libraries Promote Inclusivity in Achieving the SDGs
- Spain - MEDiNa – Diffusion near you
- Croatia - Ecological Literacy in the Focus of the School Library – From Green Literacy to Sustainable Tourism
- China - Ecological science popularization activities launched by Suzhou Library
- Global news from the green library field
- UK - The Sustainability in NHS Knowledge and Library Services Community of Practice
- Hong Kong SAR - Future Library
- Italy - Manifesto for Inclusive Reading, Italy
- IBBY Australie: The Sustainable Development Goals Book Club presents a selection of books for children from 5 to 12 years focusing on each of the 17 SDGs
- USA - The National Climate Action Strategy
- International Days Observed by the United Nations January – June 2025
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Beth FilarWilliams
User Experience Research Librarian
Oregon State University Libraries and Press
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