Book description
Going green is now a national issue, and patrons expect their library
to respond in the same way many corporations have. Libraries are going
green with logos on their Web sites, programs for the public, and a host
of other initiatives. This is the first book to focus strictly on the
library's role in going green, helping you with Collection development,
disposal, and recycling issues Green equipment, technology, and
facilities Programming ideas and supporting tables and figures Ways to
get the community involved in the process Highly practical and bursting
with ideas, this guide will serve as a quick reference source for going
green in your library. "Kathryn Miller suggests that the time has
come for public libraries to accept the challenge to connect their
community to environmental awareness and provide the education needed to
change habits and lessen impacts on the environment. Her book is an
interesting mix of green catchphrases and motherhood slogans combined
with very practical tips on ways that libraries can become community
leaders in environmental awareness." Kathryn Miller is assistant
vice president of academic resources at Argosy University in Orlando,
Florida. Her educational preparation includes a BA in English from the
University of Illinois at Urbana, a JD from the University of Akron, an
MLS from Kent State University in Ohio, a Library Media Specialist
certification from Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, and
an EdD in Adult Education from National-Louis University, Chicago, where
she worked on staff until 2009. She also engaged in professional
development in 2007 at the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for
Academic Librarians and has an extensive background in presentation and
publication, covering topics ranging from copyright to online learning
styles to library weeding projects. Dr. Miller worked in Michigan as a
librarian at the Detroit Public Library and the West Bloomfield Public
Library.
