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25 Ready-to-Use Sustainable Living Programs for Libraries


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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, library patrons of all ages are becoming ever more interested in sustainability and self-reliance topics. And libraries are enhancing their programming to embrace these timely concerns by organizing instructional workshops, forming gardening clubs, creating community gardens, building beekeeping exhibits, teaching patrons about reducing waste and sustainable food sources, and more. Drawing on real-world initiatives from public, school, and academic libraries across the country, this all-in-one guide walks you through how to plan, organize, and run sustainable living programs at your own library. Complete with a materials and equipment list, budget, and recommendations for age ranges and type of library, the programs you’ll learn about include

  • Mason jar hydroponic gardening, straw bale gardening, growing vegetables outside in winter, and a variety of other gardening activities;
  • sharing fixing skills and fostering sustainable culture through repair events;
  • family-friendly programs such as how to make rolled beeswax candles and glycerin soap;
  • upcycled jewelry for teens and adults; 
  • a hands-on canning workshop;
  • making herbal tea blends;
  • how to start a food waste collection, the basics of composting, raising chicks and chickens, and more homesteading programs; and
  • coordinating gardening and sustainability programs with local experts. 


Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Building a Sustainable and Self-Reliant Lifestyle

    Part I Gardening Programs

  • 1. Coordinating Gardening and Sustainability Programs with Local Experts
  • Anna Frantz
  • 2. Growing Vegetables Outside in Winter
  • Nancy Griffiths
  • 3. Growing Culinary Mushrooms
  • Rose Simpson
  • 4. Mason Jar Hydroponic Gardening
  • Celeste Tapia
  • 5. Straw Bale Gardening
  • Ellyssa Kroski

    Part II Preservation Programs

  • 6. Hands-on Canning Workshop: The Basics of Pickling
  • Kate McCarty
  • 7. Fermentation 101: How to Make Sauerkraut
  • Elizabeth Peirce
  • 8. How to Make Lilac Syrup
  • Kristin White
  • 9. Preserving Foods through Dehydration
  • Maria Portelos-Rometo
  • 10. Making Herbal Tea Blends: A Hands-on Program about Common Herbs and Their Uses
  • Martha Napolitan Cownap
  • 11. You’re Sup-herb! An Introduction to Herbal Medicine
  • Velya Jancz-Urban and Ehris Urban

    Part III Pioneer Crafts Programs

  • 12. Repair Events in Libraries: Sharing Fixing Skills and Fostering Sustainable Culture
  • Gabrielle Griffis
  • 13. Steps to Sustainable Grab & Go Kits
  • Lauren Antolino, Marissa Lieberman, and Veronique Paillard-Baumann
  • 14. How to Make Rolled Beeswax Candles: A Family-Friendly Program to Light Up Your Day
  • Jennifer Gargiulo and Celeste Tapia
  • 15. Upcycled Jewelry: Sustainable Programming for Teens and Adults
  • Colleen Ellithorpe
  • 16. The Surprising Power of Hand Sewing: Use a Rugged Old Skill to Mend, Extend, and Uptrend Clothes and Accessories
  • Ellen Lumpkin Brown
  • 17. Melt-and-Pour Glycerin Soap: A Fun Do-It-Yourself Project for Kids and Adults
  • Dana Brigandi
  • 18. Lather Up: Cold-Process Soapmaking for Beginners
  • Allison Cicero Moore

    Part IV Homesteading Programs

  • 19. Library Rooftop Bees and Pollinator Education
  • Derek Wolfgram
  • 20. How to Start a Food Waste Collection Program: Compost Saves the World—From Garbage to Garden
  • Lynne Serpe
  • 21. Composting at Home
  • Catherine Johnson and Maggie Pinnick Andrejko
  • 22. How to Prepare for Raising Chickens: Basic Facts to Raise Chicks and Chickens
  • Angela Hogg
  • 23. All about Chickens: A Hands-on Workshop
  • Jennifer Murtoff
  • 24. Urban Homesteading: Discover and Activate Your Inner Urban Homesteader 
  • Zack McCannon
  • 25. How to Start a Hobby Farm
  • Ellyssa Kroski

    About the Contributors

  • Index


About the Author :
Ellyssa Kroski is the Director of Information Technology and Marketing at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of more than 60 books, including Law Librarianship in the Age of AI for which she received AALL's 2020 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Drexel and San Jose State Universities, and an international conference speaker. She received the 2017 Library Hi Tech Award from the ALA/LITA for her long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application

Review :
"Helpfully, each chapter includes a table which notes the program’s recommended age range, type of library, and estimated costs, for easy reference. The book recognizes that these sorts of programs may be new to library workers, and the step-by-step instructions are targeted towards beginners. Additionally, many chapters contain talking points, learning objectives and points to emphasize, particularly pertaining to safety concerns ... [This is] a useful collection of ideas for libraries."—Library Journal


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780838936498
  • Publisher: American Library Association
  • Publisher Imprint: ALA Editions
  • Height: 226 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 151 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0838936490
  • Publisher Date: 21 Nov 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 363 gr


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