Green Libraries

Explore resources, guidance and inspiring examples to help libraries become more environmentally sustainable.

Download the CILIP Green Libraries Manifesto: The impact of the climate and environmental crisis is already being felt globally and locally. It affects us all, but those who are least responsible for the crisis – the most disadvantaged in our communities - are likely to suffer the most.

Download the IFLA Guidelines for Green Libraries: This document's objective is to provide a tool for planning, implementing, and evaluating green libraries. The document is also intended to serve as a framework for the development of national guidelines for green libraries.