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Rob Green is Editor of Information Professional.
To help school libraries take part in this year’s event, Green Libraries Week will be running from Wednesday 21 to Wednesday 28 October, meaning activities can take place in schools before half-term holidays.
Green Libraries Week
This year’s Green Libraries Week is returning in October with a theme of Climate Facts for a greener future: Navigating mis- and disinformation in libraries. Rob Green looks back at some of last year’s activity to help inspire services put on their own events this year.
GREEN Libraries Week is back this autumn and there are plenty of opportunities to get involved.
To help school libraries take part in this year’s event, Green Libraries Week will be running from Wednesday 21 to Wednesday 28 October, meaning activities can take place in schools before half-term holidays. With the focus on how to spot climate mis-and disinformation, the week will be a valuable opportunity for library users to gain new skills and understanding.
Led by CILIP, the week enables libraries from all sectors to share the work they are doing to help local communities live more sustainably. A set of free resources has been produced by CILIP to help organise and promote activity across the week (www.
cilip.org.uk/advocacy/projects-and-campaigns/green-librar- ies-campaign/green-libraries-week).
CILIP will also be putting on its own events in the run-up to the week, including a webinar on 16 September.
Be inspired With just over a month to go until Green Libraries Week kicks off, we have some inspiration from last year’s event to help you get planning.
Barnsley Libraries
The service ran a Green Libraries artist commission, which culminated in a celebration event during Green Libraries Week. Led by local artist Louise Ann Wright, this community project intertwined art, sustainability, and nature. Louise worked with par- ticipants to create their own natural inks and paints
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from homegrown and foraged plants, guiding them through eco-friendly techniques. Participants created their own nature journals fostering a deeper con- nection with their natural environment and the new garden space at Darfield Library, whilst promoting sustainable practices and creative expression. “We wanted to build on previous work we’d done to engage our communities on green issues and activate them to be advocates for nature. We’ve also made a commitment to fund a Green Libraries Commission every year as part of our work as an NPO as we feel this is an important part of our work.”
Blackpool Libraries For Green Libraries Week 2025, Blackpool Librar- ies programmed events focused on environmental actions accessible to everyone: plastic pollution reduction, recycling, transportation, tree-planting, food, and civic engagement.
Inspired by Greta Thunberg’s assertion that “No one is too small to make a difference,” the service sought to give children the tools and empowerment required to take immediate and meaningful environmental action, both to help the planet and to ease the frustration and helplessness felt by many children regarding climate change and other environmental crises. Events included Reducing Plastic Pollution, an interactive discussion including a “What goes in each bin?” quiz and an introduction to ecobricks; Kids on the Move: a bike coding drop-in delivered by Black- pool and Fylde Police cadets; More Trees Please!: author and illustrator Chris White ran workshops at two libraries where he recited poetry with audi- ence participation, guided the children in creating
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