NEWS
What happened at Green Libraries Conference 2025?
OVER 180 delegates attended the Green Libraries Con- ference 2025 organised by CILIP and its Green Libraries Campaign partners.
Baroness Twycross, DCMS Minister responsible for Public Libraries and a Member of the House of Lords, said the con- ference was “an excellent and exciting collaboration led by CILIP among so many national partners” adding that “The campaign’s motto “Every library, a green library”, resonates with my vision for libraries as spaces that can help engage the public in environmental sustainability.” She said “As government plans to develop new towns and
to regenerate high streets going forward, I want to see librar- ies playing a pivotal role in communities (and in) non-com- mercial activity, such as the sustainability initiatives, you are showcasing here.”
She was followed by Amina Shah, National Librarian and Chief Executive at the National Library of Scotland, who said the collection was “our greatest strength and our greatest challenge, particularly when we’re talking about climate and our carbon footprint.”
She said basic solutions can be helpful on many levels. Box- ing the book collection had not only protected books but also meant they could be stored on their sides – “we saved decades’ worth of shelving space in the library,” she said. Conference took place during Green Libraries Week, and
there were three breakout sessions. In one, the British Li- brary and the V&A shared how to make exhibitions and dis- plays sustainable. In another the University of the West of England presented research on climate fiction and learnings from climate book clubs. More parallel sessions and keynotes took place through the
day including how the Met Office is tackling climate misin- formation and disinformation, sustainable AI – and more. A pilot Green Libraries Self-Assessment Framework, developed to enable libraries to audit their climate actions, was announced and libraries in all sectors are encouraged to try the tool, available from 26 November, and provide their feedback. Slides and speeches from the event will be available soon at
Baroness Twycross and Amina Shah giving keymnote speeches.
www.cilip.org.uk/greenlibraries and you can find the framework at
www.cilip.org.uk/GreenLibrariesManifesto
Nominated books revealed for 2026 Carnegies with new Shadowing opportunities
A TOTAL of 125 books have been nominated for the 2026 Carnegies, the UK’s longest running and best-loved chil- dren’s book awards. The awards, which cover both illustrators and writers are unique in that they are judged solely by librarians. The lat- est list of nominated books includes 62 in contention for the Carnegie Medal for Writing and a 65 have been nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration – with two of the books nominated in both categories. The next step for the CILIP-run awards will be to decide on
two long-lists, with this year’s panel of judges already in the process of reading every nominated book. The 14 judges are all librarians from CILIP’s Youth Libraries Group who volun- teer their time and expertise to decide on longlists, shortlists and the eventual winners.
The next stage will see longlists announced on 10 February,
with shortlists announced a month later on 10 March. Shad- owing groups will then receive their books the day after, with registration for that already open at
https://carnegies.co.uk/take- part/register.
8 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
New for the 2026 and the National Year of Reading, the Carnegies will pilot an age-inclusive longlist shadowing of- fer, designed to make it easier for reading groups of all ages to take part. For the first time, groups will be able to shadow the longlisted books with age guidance, tailored resources, and flexible ways to build their own book selections, support- ing more schools and libraries to get involved. The shortlist shadowing offer will also continue as in previous years for groups who wish to take part. Find out more about the Carnegies and how you can take part at
www.carnegies.co.uk.
Winter 2025
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