Aldrich, Rebekkah Smith. Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library’s Future in an Uncertain World. ALA Editions, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1688-9
Description
Thinking about how to make your library strong and relevant in the future? Aldrich shows that the first step towards a sustainable library is sustainable thinking: a determined yet realistic attitude that will help your library spot opportunities for institutional advancement, advocate for and safeguard operating funds, and generate intense loyalty from the communities you serve.
Table of Contents
Part I Situation Report
- 1 Disruption: Inside, Outside, and All Around
- 2 Beyond Our Walls
- 3 Back to Basics
- 4 Survive the Earth
- 5 The Most Important Thing
- 6 Being Strategic
- 7 The Why Behind the What
- 8 WHY: Core Values of Librarianship
- 9 HOW: The Three Es of Sustainable Libraries
- 10 WHAT: Local Supports Local
- 11 Sustainable Thinking Defined
- 12 Interpreting Sustainability Using the Triple Bottom Line
- 13 Whole Systems Thinking
- 14 Beyond Sustainability
- 15 Beyond Resiliency
- 16 From the Inside Out
- 17 Change Leadership
- 18 How We Get There
- 19 Benchmarks for Sustainable Libraries
- 20 Sustainable Libraries Certification Program
- 21 Top Level Infusion
- 22 Sustainable Organizational Culture
- 23 Increasing Ecological Intelligence
- 24 Construction and Renovation: Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunities
- 25 Catalyst and Convener
- American Library Association’s Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries
- New York Library Association’s Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries
- Case Study: Kingston (New York) Library Climate Smart Pledge
- Climate Smart Community Library Pledge
- American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment
- Long-Range Plan Example: West Vancouver (British Columbia) Memorial Library
