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Public Libraries Going Green
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| Kathryn Miller |
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-1018-4 |
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Publisher: ALA Editions |
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Price: $45.00 |
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This title is also available for purchase as an e-book or as a print/e-book bundle.
120 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-1018-4
Year Published: 2010
AP Categories: A, C
Check out a sample of the book now!
Going green is now a national issue, and patrons
expect their library to respond in the same way many
corporations have. Libraries are going green with
logos on their Web sites, programs for the public, and
a host of other initiatives. This is the first book to focus
strictly on the library’s role in going green, helping
you with
- Collection development, disposal, and recycling issues
- Green equipment, technology, and facilities
- Programming ideas and supporting tables and
figures
- Ways to get the community involved in the process
Highly practical and bursting with ideas, this guide
will serve as a quick reference source for going green
in your library.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Introduction vii
1. The Library’s Green Role 1
2. The Library as a Green Place 9
3. Green Services at Your Library 25
4. The Library as Green Teacher 63
Appendix: Pathfinders 77
Resources 89
Index 97
About the Author
Kathryn Miller is assistant vice president of academic resources at Argosy University in Orlando, Florida. Her educational preparation includes a BA in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana, a JD from the University of Akron, an MLS from Kent State University in Ohio, a Library Media Specialist certification from Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, and an EdD in Adult Education from National-Louis University, Chicago, where she worked on staff until 2009. She also engaged in professional development in 2007 at the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians and has an extensive background in presentation and publication, covering topics ranging from copyright to online learning styles to library weeding projects. Dr. Miller worked in Michigan as a librarian at the Detroit Public Library and the West Bloomfield Public Library.
Reviews
"The book emphasizes the public library’s responsibility to set an example of environmental
responsibility while also educating and supporting our communities to help them move forward on environmental initiatives.
It is a tall order, but it is also hard to argue against--public libraries are in a prime position to educate and influence our
communities as a whole. In a time when libraries are struggling to justify their worth, this may be an opportunity to fill a
much-needed role as environmental ambassadors to our communities ... For its quick reference potential and comprehensible style, this title is recommended for and will be most appreciated by
those looking for an overview of how to get started in operating a green library that offers environmental services to its
community."
--The Idaho Librarian
"Kathryn Miller suggests that the time has come for
public libraries to accept the challenge to connect
their community to environmental awareness and
provide the education needed to change habits
and lessen impacts on the environment. Her book
is an interesting mix of green catchphrases and
motherhood slogans combined with very practical
tips on ways that libraries can become community
leaders in environmental awareness."
--The Australian Library Journal
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