Creating the Sustainable Public Library
eBook - PDF

Creating the Sustainable Public Library

The Triple Bottom Line Approach

  1. 198 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Creating the Sustainable Public Library

The Triple Bottom Line Approach

About this book

Transform any public library into a truly sustainable organizationā€”not just environmentally sustainable, but economically and socially sustainable as wellā€”by following the directions and practices described in this book. Sustainability in the context of ensuring the long-term success of a public library involves more than green initiatives and conserving resources: "sustainability" for libraries also describes efforts to increase their institutions' relevance to their communities as well as to make their programs socially equitable and economically feasibleā€”a substantial challenge. This book is a powerful tool that public librarians, library directors, and library managers can use to create a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) sustainable library, to lead sustainability initiatives in their community, and to identify and adjust their current practices that are considered sustainable to improve performance. The chapters focus on the elements of library sustainability separately, first addressing economic and environmental sustainability before examining the aspects of internal (workforce) and external (community-facing) social sustainability. The author presents numerous case studies throughout the book that enable readers to better understand how the sustainability principles described play out in the real world.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Authorā€™s Note
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1. What Is Triple Bottom Line (TBL)?
  10. 2. Economic Sustainability
  11. 3. Environmental Sustainability
  12. 4. Social (External)
  13. 5. Social (Internal)
  14. 6. Triple Bottom Line (TBL): Bringing It All Together
  15. Appendix 1. Selected Case Studies
  16. Appendix 2. The Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) Framework
  17. Appendix 3. Fair Labor Association (FLA) Workplace Code of Conduct
  18. Appendix 4. The Global Reporting InitiativeĀ© (GRI) Framework
  19. Appendix 5. The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology Malcolm Baldrige Award Excellence Framework
  20. Index