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ENSULIB announces the 9th IFLA Green Library Award 2024 Longlist in Two Categories

With generous sponsorship from De Gruyter Brill Publishing, ENSULIB circulated a Call for Submissions for the IFLA Green Library Award for the ninth year in a row. Any type of green library or any outstanding green library project, initiative or idea was invited to apply for the IFLA Green Library Award. Libraries with a small budget but a great impact were explicitly invited to participate in the competition

View Online – IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Urban Roles of Public Buildings and Spaces

Call for ENSULIB Newsletter Articles (June 2024)

We would like to invite everyone to share their stories/articles/announcements with the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) for publication in our forthcoming newsletter.

Call for IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter Articles

The December 2023 Issue of the IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter now available online

Volume 3, Number 2 (December 2023 issue) of the IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter has been published and is available online as a downloadable PDF.

IFLA Green Library Award 2024: Call for Submissions

Any type of Green Library or library with an outstanding Green Library Project may apply for the IFLA Green Library Award. Libraries with a small budget but a great impact are explicitly invited to participate in the competition!

Call for Expressions of Interest for ENSULIB Co-Opted Members

IFLA’s Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) is calling for expressions of interest for four, co-opted members to join our Standing Committee. We would like to see nominees especially from Asia, South-America and Africa to strengthen our diversity, but are also open to interest from other continents.

Call for ENSULIB Newsletter Articles (December 2023)

We would like to invite everyone to share their stories/articles/announcements with the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) for publication in our forthcoming newsletter.

Call for Book Chapters -- “Libraries Driving Education for Sustainable Development” (Working Title)

The volume will be published on behalf of IFLA’s Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) by de Gruyter/Saur Publisher, Berlin/Boston, in print and digital online format with open access, provided to be published in the IFLA Publications Series.

The June 2023 Issue of the IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter now available online

View Online – IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Sustainability in Libraries

Can libraries afford to wait for others to fix the world while toxic waste, climate change and pollution harm our environment? How much of a difference can we make anyway? This webinar aims to raise ambitions for greener library buildings, provide examples of how library services can lead by example as sustainably managed organisations and highlight the opportunities to work in partnership with users to work together and move towards a smarter, sustainable world.

Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) announces the Green Library Award 2023 long list

IFLA WLIC in Rotterdam is in sight and the sections are busy with their arrangements. However, it is necessary to focus on some recent events on sustainability.

IFLA's ENSULIB & PLS Satellite Meeting 2023 – “Libraries as Actors of Climate Empowerment”

On 19 August, IFLA’s Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) and Public Libraries Section (PLS) , in collaboration with Bibliotheek Midden-Brabant, LocHal (Tilburg), are organising a Satellite Meeting before the 2023 IFLA World Library and Information Congress  in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

View Online – IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Șirna Public Library from Romania

The recording is available via YouTube  and the slides/resources are available on SlideShare.

Call for Proposals: WLIC 2023 ENSULIB Section Program "Libraries as Actors of Climate Empowerment"

The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section together with the Public Libraries Section in collaboration with De Bibliotheek LocHal are excited to host a satellite conference prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2023 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

An Easy Way to Make Your Green Library Poster!

ENSULIB has created a template  [in ppt] for a "What is a Green Library?" poster. This is intended for use by all kinds of libraries, and can be translated into your own language.

Call for ENSULIB Newsletter Articles

We would like to invite everyone to share their stories /articles / announcements with ENSULIB for publication in our forthcoming newsletter.

ENSULIB Meetings and Programmes at WLIC 2023 Rotterdam

Full list of ENSULIB meetings and programmes at IFLA WLIC 2023

View Online - IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Tools for Evidence-Based Storytelling

This presentation explores how reflective practice can be used to share the impact of Library services using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework. Emilia and Carmel share examples of the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) Library’s approach to reflection as a key part of evidence-based practice.

Application deadline for IFLA Green Library Award 2023 extended to 14 March 2023

The application deadline for the IFLA Green Library Award 2023 has been extended to 14 March 2023.  The call for submissions is still open.