Taking Root: Scotland’s Green Libraries Part Two

Sustainability and climate action has been taking root across libraries in Scotland for many years now and we wanted to dig a little deeper, surveying the work and projects taking place across the sector. This is why with some very special guests, we’ve created Taking Root: Scotland’s Green Libraries, a podcast celebrating all the ways in which Libraries are playing an essential role in tackling the climate crisis, and as you’ll learn in this podcast, are the inaugural recyclers!

There is an accompanying ‘Green Jargon sheet,’ with all of the sources from the episode, and an index of the environmental language used throughout the episode, to make it as accessible as possible! Click here to see the Green Jargon Sheet. We also created a page of eco-feminism book recommendations from our guests Annika and Christina, you can click here to access the titles and find them on the Glasgow Women’s Library Catalogue!

Episode two of Taking Root: Scotland’s Green Libraries kicks off with the CILIPS Team walking the walk of environmental action, showcasing all of the different projects that we’ve played a part in supporting across the last few years.

Helping community climate action and understanding to grow, libraries across all parts of the sector- and country!- have carried out some incredibly innovative and important work. We start with contributions from our Green Libraries Scotland grant fund holders from 2024, and hear all about the CILIPS Research fund project Carbon Literacy for Libraries shareable course from the National Library of Scotland. And more! We end the episode with a discussion about the future of libraries, what we know can grow in the future and what is at stake if we don’t receive proper and sustained funding. It is a true call to action to politicians and decision makers to advocate and protect libraries, as climate action is just one of many exceptionally important strands which libraries water into their communities to help them grow.

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Thank you to all of our guests and sources for the episode, we couldn’t possible share the work and story of Green Libraries Scotland without your involvement, and we also recognise all of the incredible work we couldn’t fit into the episode, it doesn’t go unnoticed! If you would like to learn more or be involved with future episodes, then please email admin@cilips.org.uk to get involved!