Sustainable Thinking : Ensuring Your Library's Future in an Uncertain World.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780838916957
- Public libraries-Aims and objectives-United States
- Public libraries-United States-Planning
- Public libraries-Public relations-United States
- Library buildings-Environmental aspects-United States
- Libraries and society-United States
- Sustainable design
- Sustainability
- Libraries and community-United States
- 027.473
- Z731 .A437 2018
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Situation Report -- 1. Disruption: Inside, Outside, and All Around -- 2. Beyond Our Walls -- 3. Back to Basics -- 4. Survive the Earth -- 5. The Most Important Thing -- Part II: The Strategy -- 6. Being Strategic -- 7. The Why behind the What -- 8. WHY: Core Values of Librarianship -- 9. HOW: The Three Es of Sustainable Libraries -- 10. WHAT: Local Supports Local -- 11. Sustainable Thinking Defined -- 12. Interpreting Sustainability Using the Triple Bottom Line -- 13. Whole Systems Thinking -- 14. Beyond Sustainability -- 15. Beyond Resiliency -- Part III: The Tactics -- 16. From the Inside Out -- 17. Change Leadership -- 18. How We Get There -- 19. Benchmarks for Sustainable Libraries -- 20. Sustainable Library Certification Program -- 21. Top-Level Infusion -- 22. Sustainable Organizational Culture -- 23. Increasing Ecological Intelligence -- 24. Construction and Renovation: Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunities -- 25. Catalyst and Convener -- Part IV: 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 (New York) Library Climate Smart Pledge -- Climate Smart Community Library Pledge -- American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment -- Long-Range Plan Example: West Vancouver (British Columbia) Memorial Library -- Index.
This book will show you how to harness sustainable thinking to move forward with confidence into the unknown.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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