Academic Libraries Join the Fight Against Climate Change

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dc.citation.conferenceDate2020-12-09
dc.citation.conferenceNameCNI Fall 2020
dc.contributor.authorSpiro, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorFitzpatrick, Ashley
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-14T19:37:26Z
dc.date.available2020-12-14T19:37:26Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn 2017, Hurricane Harvey dumped over 50 inches of rain on Houston, causing approximately 100 deaths and $125 billion in damage. Research indicates that Harvey’s impact was worsened by climate change. More recently wildfires, floods, and droughts - as well as concerted action by climate activists - have demonstrated the urgency of fighting climate change. The library community is beginning to take action; for example, the American Library Association (ALA) recently adopted sustainability as a core value and launched the “Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change” grant program. Rice University’s Fondren Library is one of five academic libraries to have won this grant. Fondren’s core grant-funded activities include organizing a panel discussion featuring four Houston women at the forefront of climate justice work, screening a documentary on queer responses to climate change, becoming a climate resilience hub, and developing a workshop for middle school students focused on understanding air quality data in their neighborhood, a frontline community. The grant is part of a broader series of sustainability initiatives at Fondren, including the development of a sustainability plan, the formation of a staff “Green Team,” and the appointment of a student “eco-rep.” This interactive presentation will examine how and why academic libraries should prioritize sustainability initiatives, using Fondren’s experiences as a model for community and student engagement around climate change. Participants will then engage in discussion about how the library community can come together to fight climate change. https://library.rice.edu/sustainability
dc.identifier.citationSpiro, Lisa and Fitzpatrick, Ashley. "Academic Libraries Join the Fight Against Climate Change." (2020) <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109716">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109716</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/109716
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.keywordclimate change
dc.subject.keywordsustainability
dc.subject.keywordlibraries
dc.titleAcademic Libraries Join the Fight Against Climate Change
dc.typePresentation
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