Rossana Morriello Research Support Librarian, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy E-mail: rossana.morriello@aib.it In late 2019, the UNESCO General Conference adopted a resolution to proclaim 2022 as the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD). The action was proposed by several world scientific institutions, which realize the… Read More
Sydney Jordan Coordinator, Library Operations: LGBTQ+ Studies, USF Libraries, Special Collections, University of South Florida E-mail: sydneyjordan@usf.edu As climate change, pollution, and the loss of wildlife and habitats due to human development have become some of the most decisive and pressing issues on the planet, environmental concerns increasingly define… Read More
Rosario Toril Moreno Documentalist, National Center of Environmental Education, Spain E-mail: rtoril@oapn.es Group photo of the face-to-face participants showing the shirt with the logo of the network; with online participants on the top screen The Twentieth Seminar of Environmental Documentation Centers and Protected Natural Areas was held… Read More
Marinka Vnuk Franc Ksaver Meško Ormož Library, Slovenia E-mail: marinka.vnuk@knjiznica-ormoz.si Franc Ksaver Meško Ormož Library is one of the four best green libraries in the world in according to IFLA Green Library Award 2021. It is one of only two Slovenian green libraries that actively chose to embark on… Read More
Māra Jēkabsone President of the Library Association of Latvia, Chief Librarian in the Library Development Center of the National Library of Latvia E-mail: bibliotekarubiedriba@gmail.com Kristīne Deksne Secretary of the Library Association of Latvia, Chief Specialist in the Library Development Center of the National Library of Latvia E-mail:… Read More
Janet Wagner Philological Library, University Library, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany E-mail: janet.wagner@fu-berlin.de The GreenFUBib group is committed to sustainable action in everyday library life at Freie Universität. What have we already changed, and what do we still plan to do? “The idea of sustainability is neither a brainchild of… Read More
Sophie Bobet Director of the Canopée-la fontaine Library and Alice Larmagnac, Green Library Leader E-mail: sophie.bobet@paris.fr Three years ago, the Canopée-la fontaine library in Paris decided to commit to an active ecological approach. In 2019, the library was chosen to pilot a circular economy project with a view to… Read More
Minna Männikkö District Manager of Library Services, Oulu City Library, Finland E-mail: minna.mannikko@uouka.fi During 2019-2020, the Oulu City Library implemented A Responsible Library as Promoter of Environmental Awareness project. The objectives of the project were promoting environmental awareness among customers and library staff, reducing the environmental impact of… Read More
Maddalena Battaggia AIB Lazio vice-president E-mail: Maddalena.battaggia@aib.it In September 2021, the Italian Library Association (Associazione italiana biblioteche, AIB) organized the 10th edition of “Bibliopride – The National Week of Libraries”, an event during which libraries are encouraged to promote initiatives revolving around a specific topic. The topic for… Read More
Atikah Haroen Librarian of the Rare Newspapers Collection Department, The National Library of Indonesia E-mail : tt6340571@gmail.com INTRODUCTION The impact of the pandemic has forced libraries to start shifting from physical to digital services in whole or in part. This makes the role of librarians more challenging and also offers… Read More