IN DEPTH
Green Libraries Conference: agenda gaining momentum
CILIP and its partners have announced the agenda and speakers for the Green Libraries Conference in March as the project wins a new tranche of funding.
A CONFERENCE to highlight the role that libraries and their staff can play in the climate change agenda was one of the key goals set out by the Green Libraries Partnership when it was established last year.
Originally set to take place in November 2022, the conference will take place on March 24 at the Wellcome Trust in London. The day-long event includes a key note speech from Lord Parkinson, the minister responsible for libraries, who will acknowl- edge their role and importance in the sus- tainability agenda. Delegates will get updates and refl ections from the fi rst phase of the project and also a look to the sector’s future with lots of opportunity for networking. CILIP announced the Arts Council England funded research and development pro- gramme back in February. Now, working in collaboration with leading organisa- tions: Arts Council England, the British Library, Libraries Connected and Julie’s Bicycle, it has already delivered its early goals, the results of which can be explored on the Green Libraries hub on the CILIP website
www.cilip.org.uk/GreenLibraries – and the Arts Council has agreed more funding for the next phase which takes it up until June 2023.
The focus of the next phase is to continue to support public libraries to:
● Reduce the carbon footprint of library operations (including buildings, books, stock, supplies and vehicles);
● Inform and inspire individuals and communities to engage with Environmental Responsibility;
● Advocate and position libraries as key actors in local environmental programmes;
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● Engage with outcomes of phase 1 and adapt the Green Libraries Manifesto for practical interventions and strategic plan- ning in public library services in England.
This will also include commissioning research into fundraising and planning for long-term sustainability of the Green Libraries work.
Emma Noyce, Assistant Director for Regeneration and Growth in Hampshire County Council, and chair of the Green Libraries Partnership, will give a key note focusing on the context to the Green Librar- ies Partnership.
Last year Emma announced the short- term aims of the Partnership – to develop an understanding of what’s happening in the sector and develop a tool-kit for public libraries. In her talk she will pro- vide an update on this phase of activities. This included plans to give small grants to fund ideas and initiatives across the public
January-February 2023
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