Sustainable design on display

Welcome back to the winter quarter!

I hope you all know about the hydration station in the library (turn left as you come in the North Door.  It is near the Tutoring Center).  Besides being an easy place to fill your water bottle, the station features  information about WWU's sustainability projects, and a display of relevant library materials.

This quarter the theme for the display is sustainable design.  This includes books on sustainable packaging, architecture, fashion, parks, and of course, books!

Remember, all the books can be checked out and taken home.

Ecology, Economy, Equity in the library

Here's what I'm reading this week, a brand new arrival at Western Libraries. You can read about the author and her book here.

The Sustainability Round Table

The American Library Association is the major organization for librarians in the U.S.  Their newest forum is the Sustainability Round Table.  You can find them on Facebook too.

Ride for Reading

Bringing books to kids in poor neighborhoods.  Doing it on bicycles. Read all about it. 

Biking for Libraries

I was looking for a video on unconferences.  Couldn't find the one I remembered but I stumbled on something better.  A hundred librarians from around the world held an unconference on bicycles, pedaling from Denmark to Germany, and conversing about the future of libraries every evening.  Is that cool, or what?  

Green Libraries are more than just buildings

I happened to take a look at the latest issue of Electronic Green Journal and found this article with the title above.  George J. Aulisio argues, among other things, that a library can itself be a teaching tool.  That's part of what we are trying to accomplish at Western.

Library on Two Wheels

In Denver (oh, those elevations!) the Public Library has a branch on a bicycle.  How cool is that?  Thanks to Going Green @ Your Library for the tip.

Iowa library thinks local for music

I love it when libraries think outside the box.  The Iowa City Public Library decided to stop shipping their music money out to the world and start concentrating on local performers.  Bonus: all digital so no plastics being used.

Words of wisdom

"The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.”
― Peter Golkin

(thanks to the Environmental Librarian's Blog.)

Charging up at the library

Well, this is cool.  The Central Park Library in Santa Clara, California has a charging station for electronic cars.  Will more libraries get on board the e-mobile?