Sustainable thinking : : ensuring your library's future in an uncertain world / / Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.

• VerfasserIn: Aldrich, Rebekkah Smith,
• Place / Publishing House: Chicago : : ALA Editions,, [2018]; 2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 194 pages)

Table of Contents

Part one. Situation report -- Disruption : inside, outside, and all around -- Beyond our walls -- Back to basics -- Survive the earth -- The most important thing -- Part two. The strategy -- Being strategic -- The why behind the what -- WHY : core values of librarianship -- HOW : the three Es of sustainable libraries -- WHAT : local supports local -- Sustainable thinking defined -- Interpreting sustainability using the triple bottom line -- Whole systems thinking -- Beyond sustainability -- Beyond resiliency -- Part three. The tactics -- From the inside out -- Change leadership -- How we get there -- Benchmarks for sustainable libraries -- Sustainable library certification program -- Top-level infusion -- Sustainable organizational culture -- Increasing ecological intelligence -- Construction & renovation : once in a lifetime opportunities -- Catalyst & convener -- Part four. Resources -- American Library Association's Resolution on the importance of sustainable libraries -- New York Library Association's Resolution on the importance of sustainable libraries -- Case study : Kingston Library climate start pledge -- Climate smart community library pledge -- American college & university presidents' climate commitment -- Long-range plan example : West Vancouver Memorial Library.