Gordana Stojanović
gogabiblioteka@gmail.com

Srđan Gordić
srgor76@gmail.com

Snežana Miljanović
nenamija2@gmail.com

Biblioteka Matice srpske, Novi Sad

doi: 10.19090/cit.2024.44.97-105
No. 44 (May 2024), p. 97-105

Green Libraries As an Active Participant
in Environmental Awareness and Ecological Action

Summary

In 2015, The United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, which includes libraries as important contributors to developing nature preservation strategies and enabling the progress of humanity. Green libraries have been an innovative addition to librarianship, integrating the principles of sustainable development and ecological awareness in the realm of library design and operation. Such an ecological concept of librarianship implies the application of green architecture and energy efficiency, as well as the usage of energy-efficient materials, renewable resources and recycling disposable facilities. Ecological libraries actively promote environmental awareness and education of their users through programs, workshops and resources that encourage the exchange of knowledge and ideas for sustainable development. This integration of green architecture into librarianship contributes to the creation of environmentally sustainable communities and improvement of the environmental quality. The paper focuses on demonstrating that libraries can serve as an example of a balanced union of nature and culture owing to their building procedures and technological equipment, as several inspiring examples worldwide can show.

Keywords:

green libraries, environmental protection, sustainable development, ecological awareness, sustainable architecture, The Seattle Public Library, Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch

Submitted: 31st October 2023
Correction to the manuscript: 11th March 2024
Accepted for publication: 17th March 2024

Green Libraries As an Active Participant in Environmental Awareness and Ecological Action by Gordana Stojanović, Srđan Gordić, Snežana Miljanović is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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