With the acceleration of human-driven climate change, libraries are playing an increased role in helping their communities navigate environmental calamities. The downtown public library in Asheville, North Carolina, for instance, was a beacon of connectivity after flooding from Hurricane Read more

1989 ALA creates the Task Force on the Environment, timed with Earth Day’s 20th anniversary in 1990. The task force is now part of the Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT).

1990 ALA introduces Environmental Issues to its Policy Manual, Read more

When it comes to sustainability, “little things add up.”

That’s what science librarian René Tanner—one of the dozens of librarians and experts whose actions American Libraries highlights in our Sustainability Issue—tells us. At a time when climate change seems Read more

In 1979, Berkeley (Calif.) Public Library became one of the first libraries to start a tool lending program. Today, library patrons can choose from dozens of household options, from lawn mowers to miter saws, cold-press juicers to knife sharpeners. Read more

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Ahead of Print. While numerous scholars have delved into strategies for mitigating the digital divide, few have proposed actionable methods. This paper builds upon prior research by empirically assessing whether the construction of Read more

This paper presents a case study of how researchers can be engaged with the topic of Research Data Management in a playful and interesting way. The case in point is the Data Horror Escape Room, developed in 2020, a Read more