For R U OK Day today we’re bringing you five ways to deal with climate anxiety. Climate anxiety is a real thing and it particularly affects young people. We hear figures like Christiana Rivett-Carnac and Tom Figueres present in their book The...
3 ways to remain true to your goals, like The Dread Pirate Roberts (AKA Westley) from The Princess Bride
Being tasked to write a sustainability BLOG post with the inspiration of ‘Pirate’ is unsusual. I struggled with how to link pirates back to the goals of the ALIA Sustainable Libraries Group and to sustainability in general. But then,...
4 ways to connect with your neighbours and help the planet
I must admit to being a bit spoilt when it comes to neighbours. My nearest one is the best part of a kilometre away. Even so, due to the hilly surrounds and travelling sound, I will sometimes receive a text message with a “Bless you” after I’ve had...
3 invalid excuses for not helping to save the world…
There’s so many excuses as to why we can’t do more to save the planet. You name it and I bet we’re all guilty of having thought that at some stage saving the planet was just a little bit too much effort. But here’s 3 excuses that are definitely...
4 ways to avoid (or get over) failure
Don’t let the fear of failure stop you from achieving your sustainability goals for your library or organisation. Listen to Oprah: "You can have it all. Just not all at once’". Don’t try to bring about too many changes all at the same...