Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. About IFLA IX
4. Preface 1
5. Part 1: General
6. 1. A Garden on the Roof Doesn’t Make a Library Green 5
7. 2. Libraries Sow the Seed of a Sustainable Society 22
8. 3. Contemplative Pedagogy 32
9. 4. Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals 46
10. 5. Environmental Responsibility in Brazilian Libraries 60
11. Part 2: Public Libraries
12. 6. The Green Corner at Vaggeryd Public Library 77
13. 7. Action to Combat Climate Change and its Impact 86
14. 8. The BookboXX 94
15. 9. Garbage Hero 103
16. 10. From a Green Library to a Sustainable Library 110
17. 11. Urban Gardening, Foodsharing and Makerspaces 122
18. 12. Green Library of the Neighbourhood 135
19. 13. The Green Story of the Public Library Užice, Serbia 142
20. Part 3: Academic Libraries
21. 14. More Than Just a Green Building 155
22. 15. The Awareness of Young African Students to Protection of the Environment 173
23. 16. Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing a Sustainable Approach at Academic Libraries 181
24. 17. Information Dissemination is Not Enough 197
25. 18. Going Green to Embrace Aesthetic Reflections and Sustainable Library Buildings 210
26. Appendix
27. Abbreviations 229
28. Contributors 232