A Website for Information about Green and Sustainable Libraries
Green Libraries
monika
Welcome to Green Libraries, a website dedicated to documenting the greening of libraries in North America. This site contains a growing list of libraries that are constructing green buildings. It also contains a list of resources to help people make their libraries more green and sustainable. There are currently 39 green libraries listed in the directory web pages.
Opportunity to Support Library Research
Please Take the Library as Partner in Creating Curriculum for Sustainability Survey
This survey explores the level of engagement of academic libraries and information studies schools in the emerging focus of educating for sustainability on university and college campuses across North America. The expected benefits associated with your involvement include creating a better understanding of the role of libraries in educating for sustainability and may also reveal some opportunities for further research. The survey closes on May 2, 2012.
For more information and to take the survey go to: https://academictrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8Ds9A1yindrZLlG
Under the US Green Building Council's LEED performance system, a green building is one that is built incorporating the following design elements.
Builders choose those items that are appropriate for their project.
To learn more about the Green Library Movement check out the online article, The Green Library Movement: An Overview and Beyond in the Electronic Green Journal, 1(27) at http://escholarship.org/uc/item/39d3v236

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Green Libraries
monika