Green is go for Scot libraries gathering
CILIP Scotland is holding a Green Libraries Gathering at the end of the month to mark Scotland’s Climate Week 2023. The free event takes place online on 29 September and features a range of speak- ers, presentations, and practical advice on how to reduce services’ environmen- tal impact. The event begins with a look the National Library of Scotland’s plan to create a Carbon Literacy for Libraries Toolkit, which has been supported by the CILIPS Research Fund. A presentation looking at Edinburgh Napier University’s Lion’s Gate project
will show how libraries can create biodi- verse spaces in difficult places. The project (
https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/thelionsgate) saw an unused patch of land transformed into an oasis of green for library users to enjoy. There will also be a presentation from Glasgow Women’s Library on its Beacon of hope: visioning the libraries of the future project, which looks at how library services can thrive in a low-carbon future. Scottish Book Trust will also look at what steps services can take as they look to develop sustainable collections. CILIPS’ Kirsten MacQuarrie said: “For Scotland’s Climate Week 2023, please join
CILIP Scotland as we celebrate two years of our pioneering programme #CILIPS- GoGreen with our online Green Libraries Gathering, filled with inspiring opportunities for Green Champions in LIS to collaborate, connect and reflect on library-led environ- mental action.” Book your free place at
www.cilips.org.uk/ events/green-gathering. And don’t forget that the UK-wide Green
Libraries Week takes place from 2-8 October and all library and information services are invited to take part and share their work to a wider audience. Just visit https://librarie-
sweek.org.uk.
CILIP AGM set for next month
CILIP AGM takes place at 2pm on 24 October, giving members the opportun- ity to find out more about CILIP and its activities over the last 12 months. As well as featuring the annual gover- nance reporting from CILIP, the AGM is an opportunity to connect to the CILIP
Community and learn about successes in Professional Registration, who will be this year’s Mentors of the Year, and find out more about CILIP’s plans for the future. The AGM also includes the awarding of the annual Honorary Fellowships. CILIP members who are entitled to vote
at the AGM will receive an email to let them know how to take part – so please log into your CILIP online account and make sure your email contact details are up to date. The AGM will be hybrid, with members
able to take part digitally. Visit
https://bit.ly/ 3Lo77js to find out how.
September 2023
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