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3 ways to be ‘green’ in the Children’s and Youth space

by admin | Jul 7, 2022 | Beth Barrass, Botanic Gardens, Braille, Children, COVID, Environmental awareness, Families, Green wall, Ipswich, Libraries, Library spaces, Local Government, Mackay, Melbourne Girls’ College, Moonee Valley, Nicola McGeown, Outdoors, Petrina Osborne, Public Libraries, Richmond, Secondary schools, Seeds, Sunshine Coast, Sustainable Development, Waimakariri, Waste Management, Youth | 0 Comments

1. Create a garden wall In 2020 Melbourne Girls’ College library saw the outside brought inside with an incredible green garden wall. A survey of students in previous years showed that they really valued the plant life already in the library . The...

#Chief learnings from ‘green’ focused presentations at ALIA National 2022

by admin | Jun 9, 2022 | ACT, ALIA, Carbon, Donna Kellion, Libraries, Sustainable Development | 0 Comments

Green is the way to go: Sustainability Practises for Your LibraryDr Kasey Garrison, Dr Sabine Wardle and Dr Jane Garner – Charles Sturt University The team, commissioned by ALIA to work on the Greening Libraries Research...

3 ways to get your library on board with the COP26 initiative

by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | Climate Change, COP26, Culture, Donna Kellion, Energy, Library design, Library furniture, Public art, Public Libraries, Refurbishing, Renewable energy, Sydney | 0 Comments

While we all know in our hearts and minds, that libraries are and will forever be SO much more than buildings with books, we are, nonetheless and in actual fact, buildings with books. And those buildings, (and also the books, but we’ll look at that...

4 ways to connect with your neighbours and help the planet

by admin | Jan 29, 2021 | community, Donna Kellion, Environmental awareness, Information, Information sources | 0 Comments

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...

4 ways to avoid (or get over) failure

by admin | Oct 24, 2020 | Avril Cross, Change | 0 Comments

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...