Greening Your Library

Is your library green?  Did you know that there are easy steps you can take to significantly improve the greeness of your library?

On April 9, 2010, guest speaker Rebekkah Smith Aldrich joined LILRC and public and academic librarians for an informative and interactive presentation on options for low-cost things libraries can do to  become green as well as providing information on green options appropriate for library facilities.

Participants created a terrific interaction as they shared with one another their building ages, which ranged from less one year to a partially 80-year-old building.  Regardless of the age of the building, Rebekkah shared simple and easy solutions for implementing greener techniques, which can be viewed below (PDF format).

A facility plan outline is included as discussed during the presentation.  Rebekkah has also posted answers to questions that came up (like how to deal with a CFL that breaks) on my her website at: http://sustainablelibraries.org.

Additional Resources:

• 2030 Challenge (http://www.architecture2030.org/2030_challenge/index.html)
• Climate Smart Community (http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/50845.html)
• MHLS Facilities: Green Buildings (http://midhudson.org/admin/facilities_resources/green.htm)
• Green Libraries (http://www.greenlibraries.org)

In addition, Micheal Eisenberg and Larry Arje, representatives from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) provided information resources on programs available to institutions including public schools and libraries.

Resources:

• New York State Power Authority (http://www.nypa.gov)
• NYPA’s 100 MV Solar PV Initiative (PDF)
• NYPA Energy Services (PDF)

For more information on programs available from NYPA, please contact:

New York Power Authority
Michael Eisenberg
Business Development Specialist
michael.eisenberg@nypa.gov
914-390-8095 phone
914-980-9463 cell

Special thanks to our speakers, attendees, and to the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library for hosting this event.

January-June 2010 CE Brochure Now Available Online

The January-June 2010 LILRC sponsored continuing education programs are now available in an electronic version of the brochure here (in PDF format).  Please look for the printed version, which will be mailed very soon.

Guest speakers include:

• Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, is the Coordinator for Library Growth & Sustainability at the Mid-Hudson Library System where she has assisted 66 member libraries in the areas of governance, management, funding and facilities since 1998. Rebekkah is a certified Sustainable Building Advisor (SBA) and Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP). Rebekkah is also the 2010 President of the Library Administration & Management Section (LAMS) of the New York Library Association.

• Toby Greenwalt is Virtual Services Coordinator for Skokie (IL) Public Library. At the library, he is charged with developing new online tools for building a stronger connection with the public. We was named a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2009. He occasionally blogs at www.theanalogdivide.com, and tweets all too frequently as @theanalogdivide.

• Jonathan M. Smith (l1br4r14n on Twitter) is Electronic Services Librarian at The Catholic University of America, where he has a range of technology and public services duties. He is also an adjunct faculty member of the School of Library and Information Science at CUA. Jonathan’s interests include web services, digital librarianship, open source software and the application of emerging technologies in libraries.

Please note that you may use the included registration form to register for multiple training sessions at one time.

July-December 2009 CE Brochure Now Available

The July through December 2009 LILRC sponsored continuing education programs are now available in an electronic version of the brochure here (in PDF format). Please look for the printed version, which will be mailed very soon.

Guest Speakers Include:

• Robert Brancato is the President of CSL Consultants and he brings to his clients a wealth of knowledge and experience gained through years of developing, managing and implementing successful projects for CSL’s clients.  His focus has been on strategic planning, leadership development, sales and interactive skills.

• Ellyssa Kroski is an Information Consultant, Reference Librarian, writer, and conference speaker, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Long Island University, Pratt Institute, and San Jose State University.  She has written about Web technologies and their applications in libraries for major library publications including Choice, School Library Journal, and ALA’s Library Technology Reports. Her book Web 2.0 for Librarians and Information Professionals was published in February 2008.    She blogs at iLibrarian.

• Joe Murphy (libraryfuture on Twitter) is Science Librarian, Coordinator of Instruction & Technology at the Yale University Science Libraries. Joe was selected as an ALA Emerging Leader in 2007, and was recently recognized by Library Journal through its prestigious Movers & Shakers award in 2009.

• Aaron Schmidt is the Digital Initiatives Librarian for the District of Columbia Public Library.  He helps plan forward thinking, fun projects for the library, helping them connect to the community and teach them about the Read/Write Web.  He also assists with website visioning, conducts usability testing, leads the library’s Library 2.0 Interest Group and helps coordinate and generate ideas for the library’s digital research and development project called DC Library Labs. He was part of the team that created the first iPhone and Blackberry online catalog searching applications.

Please note that you may use the included registration form to register for multiple training sessions at one time.