The latest IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) Newsletter is out - Volume 5, Number 2 (December 2025)
Table of Contents
- Message from the Chair p.4
- A Tribute to Harri Sahavirta, Departing Chair of IFLA's Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) p.5
- About the Editorial Committee p.7
- Introducing incoming ENSULIB Standing Committee Members p.8
- Kazakhstan – ENSULIB report on the 89th World Library and Information Congress August 18-22, 2025 in Astana p.11
- Green, Sustainable Libraries and Projects Around the World p.14
CROATIA | Turn Off the Light, Turn On Curiosity:Education on Light Pollution p.14
SINGAPORE | Playing Our Part in Campus Sustainability: How NUS Libraries Support NUS'
Sustainability Efforts p.15
CROATIA | The Development of Green Libraries in Croatia Began in Pula p.18
SLOVENIA | GOLDEN YEARS: A Healthy Mind and Green Fingers for Sustainable Living p.19
CROATIA | The Green Library for a Green Zagreb p.21
ITALY | Biblecó, the Green Library p.23
CHINA | The Green Energy Technology Project at Suzhou Library p.24
CHINA | Turning Bookstore Failures into Measurable Library Resilience p.26
CANADA | York University Libraries' Casita Azul
Community Recycling Efforts in Costa Rica p.28
CROATIA | Conversations on Sustainability at Public Library "Petar Preradović" Bjelovar p.30
LATVIA | Join the Global Dialogue: Write a Letter to the Sea p.31
INDIA | Green Minds, Green Libraries: Empowering Learners for a Sustainable Future p.32
SRI LANKA | The library's role in promoting Environmental Sustainability: Celebrating World Environment Day at SLIIT Libraries. p.33
TURKEY | Rami Library's Rainwater Harvesting Experience: A Case Study on Libraries and SDG 6 p.34
CROATIA | Public Library "Ivan Goran Kovačić" Karlovac – A Model of a Green Library p.37
CHINA | A Green Library Network for Sustainability: The Nanhai Reading Station Project p.38
- Educational Resources p.40
New Guide Helps Libraries Lead the Way in Digital Sustainability p.40
Libraries in symphony: The Green Librarian Handbook as a guide to sustainable change p.41What is the Role of Academic Libraries in Sustainable Development? p.43
Green Library Conferences and Seminars Around the World in 2025 p.44
Planting Seeds of Change: The Green Libraries Conference 2025 p.44
Library Leadership for a Sustainable Future" Insights from the Emerging Leaders Programme, the IFLA Trend Report, and Green Library Practice p.46
National and University Library "St. Clement of Ohrid" – Skopje Hosts the First International Conference on Cultural Heritage p.48
- ANNOUNCEMENTS: Honours, Courses, Traveling Exhibits p.48
AfreLib Online Course Module and Upcoming Architecture Challenge p.48
WORDS IN FLAME: Ukrainian Libraries in Wartime p.49
Kraubath Public Library wins Austria's "Library of the Year 2026" award p.50
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Beth Filar Williams
User Experience Research Librarian
Oregon State University Libraries and Press
Standing Committee Member of IFLA's ENSULIB
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