Parts of this article were first published in INCITE, ALIA, Dec 2023. Public Libraries Victoria (PLV) have recently created a Sustainability Portal (www.plv.org.au/sustainability-home/) . This portal is the result of many hours of collaboration...
Goldfields Libraries give two green thumbs up to seed sharing initiative.
At a time when our communities are feeling the financial crunch of high interest rates, a rising cost of living, and environmental challenges like floods, Seed Library programs are providing cost-savings and health benefits to Goldfields Libraries...
Join the conversation on sustainable libraries and climate empowerment at ALIA National
Those who attended the ALIA Greening Libraries Conference in November 2023 will recall Dr. Jane Garner speaking about green library practice and reminding us that if we are working with the same tools and trying to achieve the same outcomes as each...
Loving our sustainability champions
This year I’d like to think of Library Lover’s Day as an opportunity celebrate some of the amazing work that libraries are doing toward ensuring a sustainable future. Sustainability kits and induction hobs. With rising cost of living and the...
In a cost of living crisis here’s 5 ways you can get books for cheap (or free)!
Electricity prices are going up, the grocery shopping is costing more and let’s not get started about what’s happening to interest rates. Never fear, amongst this climate of money anxiety and worry about how you’re going to keep up with the rising...