Culture, Knowledge and Community: International Meeting of Libraries, October 6-9, in Barcelona
ENSULIB meetings and events:
October 7
Venue: Paranimf Building. Escola Industrial, C/ del Compte d’Urgell, 187, 08036, Barcelona
13:00-15:00 ENSULIB Section Business Meeting
October 8
Venue: Paranimf Building. Escola Industrial, C/ del Compte d’Urgell, 187, 08036, Barcelona
Libraries at the Frontlines of Climate Action and Sustainability
14:00-14:10 Presentation ENSULIB / Video Harri Sahavirta, Petra Hauke, Priscilla Pun and Antonia Mocatta
14:10-14:30 Libraries in Ukraine caught between the fronts of war and climate change Luisiena Shum
14:30-14:50 ENSULIB’s Activities Priscilla Pun, Rosario Toril Moreno, Ana Zdravje and Sarah Foezon
14:50-15:00 Data information literacy for sustainable development Rossana Morriello
15:00-15:10 Break
15:10-15:40 Round table: Sustainable cities
- Harri Sahavirta (Finland) : Helsinki City Library environmental programme
- Priscilla Pun (Macau SAR) : Libraries and sustainable cities: the case of Macau SAR
- Thomas Felton (US) : The role of libraries in making cities sustainable
15:40-16:25 World café: The IFLA Guidelines for Green and Sustainable Libraries Petra Hauke and other project members
16:25-16:35 Summary of ideas presented Petra Hauke
16:35-16:40 Conclusion Harri Sahavirta
IFLA Green Library Award Ceremony
Description
The eight longlisted Best Green Libraries/Grand Scale Projects and the Best Green Library Projects will be introduced. The winners and the runners-up of the two groups will be announced at the subsequent ceremony, followed by short presentations by their authors. Both the winners and the runner-ups will be honored with a certificate.
17:00-17:05 Welcome and introduction to the Award Harri Sahavirta
17:05-17:15 Report on the Award 2024 competition Petra Hauke
17:15-17:50 Presentation of the Shortlisted Best Green Library Projects Chair: Sarah Foezon
- China, Foshan City, Foshan Library, “Reading in Green:the Intelligent Book Stacks Project” Pre-recorded video presentation: Huang Baichuan
- Ireland, Dublin, UCD Library, James Joyce Building, “Beyond the Lifecycle: Libraries Supporting the Circular Economy” James Molloy and Ursula Byrne
- Slovenia, Nova Gorica, France Bevk Public Library Nova Gorica, “Guardians of Seeds: Preserving Our Heritage” Ana Kosič
- Türkiye, Ankara, Uşak Banaz Public Library, “Agro Library: From a Consuming Society to a Producing Society” Taner Beyoğlu
- Ukraine, Kyiv, Library at Priorka for Children, “Ecological Space “Green Library”: in Search of Eco-heroes and a Way out of the Ecological Crisis” Hanna Kobets and Liusiena Shum
(in alphabetic order)
17:50-18:20 Presentation of the Shortlisted Best Green Library/Large Scale Projects Chair: Priscilla Pun
- Germany, Paderborn, Stadtbibliothek Paderborn/City Library Paderborn, “Eden – a Sustainable Library” Katrin Stroth
- Spain, Salamanca: Biology Library of the University of Salamanca: “Small, but working together it works!”, Rosario Toril Moreno
- United States, MT, Missoula Public Library Slaven Lee, Karl Olson
(in alphabetic order)
18:20-18:30 Ceremonial handover of the documents, photo shooting Harri Sahavirta
18:30 Session Closed
October 9
Library visits
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