by admin | Mar 16, 2023 | Climate Change, Events, professional development, recycling, sustainability
It’s Digital Clean Up Day on Saturday 18 March and if you think digital waste is harmless, think again! According to data on the Digital Clean Up Day website, a single email emits 4g of CO2. Just think of all those emails clogging up your Sent box… then think of the...
by admin | Feb 10, 2023 | community, goals
Our libraries and our roles within them might be different but, there are things that draw us together in our love for our libraries. Working in libraries allows us to make order out of chaos, and I’m sure we’re all quite familiar with Neil Gaiman’s famous quote...
by admin | Jan 1, 2023 | goals, holidays, recycling, sustainability
It’s 2023 and you’ve set yourself some goals. If you’re anything like us at least some of those goals are to do with living a more sustainable, environmentally conscious life. But how do you keep those New Year’s resolutions after the fireworks fade and the sound of...
by admin | Nov 12, 2022 | community, projects, recycling, sustainability
It’s National Recycling Week and we all know how easy it is to feel like the problems of waste and consumerism are just too big to tackle. But libraries can achieve so much in creating sustainable lifestyles for their communities. Here are some of our tips: Start a...
by admin | Oct 3, 2022 | Anne Reddacliff, Books, Environmental awareness
Readers are leaaders! If you want ot know more about climate change, look no further than your public library. It’s Buy Nothing New Month in October so instead of hitting the bookshops ( so tempting for us librarians!) visit your local library and stock up on...
