9. Garbage Hero
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Ira Patron
Abstract
After an incident causing multiple deaths at a landfill in Lviv, Ukraine, in May 2016, the Lviv Regional Children’s Library created the environmental education project, Garbage Hero. This project is ongoing since October 2017, with thirty-eight events held to date where nine hundred and seventy-one participants, children and adults have learned how to sort garbage and recycle through entertaining presentations and workshops. A computer game on garbage (waste) sorting called Garbage Hero was provided by partners of the project, while the ECOcorner at the library offered interactive events such as planting greenery, cleaning up a nearby park and using eco-packaging for books. Knowledge gained from this project was shared among librarians throughout Ukraine.
Abstract
After an incident causing multiple deaths at a landfill in Lviv, Ukraine, in May 2016, the Lviv Regional Children’s Library created the environmental education project, Garbage Hero. This project is ongoing since October 2017, with thirty-eight events held to date where nine hundred and seventy-one participants, children and adults have learned how to sort garbage and recycle through entertaining presentations and workshops. A computer game on garbage (waste) sorting called Garbage Hero was provided by partners of the project, while the ECOcorner at the library offered interactive events such as planting greenery, cleaning up a nearby park and using eco-packaging for books. Knowledge gained from this project was shared among librarians throughout Ukraine.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Preface 1
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Part 1: General
- 1. A Garden on the Roof Doesn’t Make a Library Green 5
- 2. Libraries Sow the Seed of a Sustainable Society 22
- 3. Contemplative Pedagogy 32
- 4. Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals 46
- 5. Environmental Responsibility in Brazilian Libraries 60
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Part 2: Public Libraries
- 6. The Green Corner at Vaggeryd Public Library 77
- 7. Action to Combat Climate Change and its Impact 86
- 8. The BookboXX 94
- 9. Garbage Hero 103
- 10. From a Green Library to a Sustainable Library 110
- 11. Urban Gardening, Foodsharing and Makerspaces 122
- 12. Green Library of the Neighbourhood 135
- 13. The Green Story of the Public Library Užice, Serbia 142
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Part 3: Academic Libraries
- 14. More Than Just a Green Building 155
- 15. The Awareness of Young African Students to Protection of the Environment 173
- 16. Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing a Sustainable Approach at Academic Libraries 181
- 17. Information Dissemination is Not Enough 197
- 18. Going Green to Embrace Aesthetic Reflections and Sustainable Library Buildings 210
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Appendix
- Abbreviations 229
- Contributors 232
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- About IFLA IX
- Preface 1
-
Part 1: General
- 1. A Garden on the Roof Doesn’t Make a Library Green 5
- 2. Libraries Sow the Seed of a Sustainable Society 22
- 3. Contemplative Pedagogy 32
- 4. Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals 46
- 5. Environmental Responsibility in Brazilian Libraries 60
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Part 2: Public Libraries
- 6. The Green Corner at Vaggeryd Public Library 77
- 7. Action to Combat Climate Change and its Impact 86
- 8. The BookboXX 94
- 9. Garbage Hero 103
- 10. From a Green Library to a Sustainable Library 110
- 11. Urban Gardening, Foodsharing and Makerspaces 122
- 12. Green Library of the Neighbourhood 135
- 13. The Green Story of the Public Library Užice, Serbia 142
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Part 3: Academic Libraries
- 14. More Than Just a Green Building 155
- 15. The Awareness of Young African Students to Protection of the Environment 173
- 16. Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing a Sustainable Approach at Academic Libraries 181
- 17. Information Dissemination is Not Enough 197
- 18. Going Green to Embrace Aesthetic Reflections and Sustainable Library Buildings 210
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Appendix
- Abbreviations 229
- Contributors 232
