Libraries & sustainability : programs and practices for community impact / edited by René Tanner, Adrian K. Ho, Monika Antonelli, and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780838937945 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xiii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : ALA Editions, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Libraries and community > United States. Libraries and society > United States. Libraries and society. Libraries > Environmental aspects. Sustainability > Libraries. Sustainability. |
René Tanner is the Science Librarian and Head of Research Services for Olin Library at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She is a former chair of the American Library Associationâs Sustainability Round Table and a recent co-chair of the American Library Association's Special Task Force on Sustainability. She has previously published on the topic of seed libraries and their importance in the development of food appreciation and local knowledge of food crops.
Adrian K. Ho is the director of digital scholarship at the University of Kentucky Libraries in Lexington. He was a member of the American Library Association Special Task Force on Sustainability and is a current member of the American Library Association Sustainability Round Table. He has given presentations about libraries, sustainability, and resilience.
Monika Antonelli is an outreach librarian and professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is the co-editor of the book Greening Libraries, which in 2013 received the Best Business Book award at the Green Book Festival. Her article âThe Green Library Movement: An Overview and Beyondâ was recently translated into Russian and published in Nauchniye I Tekhnicheskie Biblioteki. She has earned permaculture certification, and currently serves on her universityâs Environmental Committee.
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MLS, LEED AP) is Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System (New York). Her work has focused on library leadership, governance, marketing, and facility design, all with an eye toward inspiring financial investment in libraries. She is the sustainability columnist for Library Journal, cochair of the New York Library Associationâs Sustainability Initiative, and a founding member of the American Library Associationâs Sustainability Round Table. Named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker, she is a frequent national presenter and writer on the topic of leading libraries forward in smart, practical, and effective ways.