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Libraries & sustainability : programs and practices for community impact / edited by René Tanner, Adrian K. Ho, Monika Antonelli, and Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.

ISBN: 9780838937945 (trade paperback)
Physical Description: xiii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : ALA Editions, [2022]
Copyright: &copy;2022

Aldrich, Rebekkah Smith, (editor.). Antonelli, Monika, (editor.). Ho, Adrian K., 1969- (editor.). Tanner, René, 1963- (editor.).

Summary:

"This book explores a sustainability lens through which operational and outreach decisions can be made, discusses why sustainability matters to libraries and their communities, shares real-life examples of sustainability programming, and provides recommendations from library workers who have been active in putting sustainability into practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Library workers at all types of organizations, as well as LIS students learning about this newest Core Value of Librarianship, will find this book an easy-to-digest introduction to what staff at a range of libraries have accomplished in incorporating sustainability into their decision making and professional practices. In addition, a discussion about the role of economics and sustainability will challenge readers to stretch in new ways to positively impact their communities.