Taking Root: Scotland's Green Libraries Part Two

Episode two of Taking Root: Scotland’s Green Libraries kicks off with the CILIPS Team walking the walk of environmental action, showcasing all of the different projects that we’ve played a part in supporting across the last few years. There is an accompanying Environmental Jargon sheet for this series, which you can click here to download.

Helping community climate action and understanding to grow, libraries across all parts of the sector- and country!- have carried out some incredibly innovative and important work. We start with contributions from our Green Libraries Scotland grant fund holders from 2024, and hear all about the CILIPS Research fund project Carbon Literacy for Libraries shareable course from the National Library of Scotland. And more!

We end the episode with a discussion about the future of libraries, what we know can grow in the future and what is at stake if we don’t receive proper and sustained funding. It is a true call to action to politicians and decision makers to advocate and protect libraries, as climate action is just one of many exceptionally important strands which libraries water into their communities to help them grow.

You can click here to see our Eco-feminism book recommendations in the GWL Catalogue!

With special thanks to Julie Corcoran & Imogen Furlong from High Life Highland, Gillian Hunt from North Lanarkshire Libraries, Laragh Quinney & Julie Bon from the National Library of Scotland, Christina Riley from the Nature Library and Annika Norrvik from Glasgow Women's Library for playing a part in this story!

Episode 2 Resources:

Green Libraries Scotland projects: https://www.cilips.org.uk/gl-grant/ 

Highlands and Islands Climate Hub mentioned by Imogen: https://hiclimatehub.co.uk/

Libraries as Agents of Sustainability Thinking in Scotland funded by the CILIPS Research Fund: https://www.cilips.org.uk/sustainable-future/ 

Carbon Literacy Shareable Course funded by the CILIPS Research Fund: https://www.cilips.org.uk/cilips-research-fund/ 

Email Kirsten.Macquarrie@cilips.org.uk to join the Green Libraries basecamp.

Green Libraries Manifesto: https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/GreenLibrariesManifesto 

Green Libraries Week: https://librariesweek.org.uk/ 
Music credit: Music by Olexy from Pixabay

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