Alliance Library System > Going Green Blog

Welcome to Alliance Library System’s Green Blog!

This blog is designed to help libraries of all sizes and types become more environmentally friendly. Green is gaining in popularity and it is here to stay!

This blog will focus on Environmental Organizations & Initiatives, Financial Resources (Grants, Funding, and Discounts), Green Buildings, and Programming Ideas. [snip]

Addiional Resources

• Environmental Organizations & Initiatives
• Financial Resources
• Green Buildings
• Programming Ideas

Downloadles

• ALS Getting Started Going Green Brochure – A simple handout covering reasons to go green, simple steps to reduce consumption and conserve resources, and homemade green cleaning products.
• ALS Going Green Proposal – This proposal by ALS Health and Safety Committee might be useful when making a green proposal to the library’s board.
• Librarian’s Environmental Toolkit - A list of environmental resources for librarians who need them occasionally and don’t know where to go.
• Environmental Novels: An Annotated Bibliography - Books for young adults and adults that might spark the recreational reader’s interest in environmental issues.
• Brodart’s Green Guide – from being green in the workplace to biographies of environmentalists, this list covers a wide range of subjects for juvenile and adult readers.
• Green Governments Illinois Act – the purpose of this Act is to demonstrate the State’s commitment to reducing negative environmental impacts, reducing greenhouse gases, and preserving resources for current and future generations.
• Green Bookmark (Front)
• Green Bookmark (Back)
• Going Green at Your Library Flyer
• Going Green at Your Library Bookmarks

Source

[http://alsgoesgreen.wordpress.com/]