Going Green @ Your Library

Presenter: Steven Carr and Mary Carr

Time: 8:00am - 8:45am central time

Library Focus: All

Your LEED accredited professional librarians, Mary Carr and Steve Carr, will provide an overview of the green movement. How did we get to the place where we're having an online conference about the topic? They will provide a conceptual overview of the sustainability effort and what's involved, as well as some terminology you'll be hearing throughout the day. What's the real point of being green? You'll find out! Join them for this introduction to all things sustainable.

Presenter: Sarah Passonneau, Iowa State University

Time: 1:00pm - 1:45pm central time

Library Focus: Academic Libraries

Assistant Professor Sarah Passonneau has worked in curriculum design and developed collaborative teams that included k12 school districts, state colleges and university partners. It is in the area of team building that she has brought her expertise to the issue of sustainability. She will discuss building teams within and without the library. Developing values, action plans and reports will be discussed in her session. It is hoped that participants will learn how to move forward with their sustainable project by receiving practical tips and by learning about the general philosophy behind sustainability.

Facilitator: Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services, Inc.

Time: 3:00pm - 3:45pm central time

Library Focus: All

To end this day of wonderful ideas and information, we've asked our presenters to stay for one more session. This is your chance to ask the questions you couldn't before or the questions you didn't know you had until now!

Stay for a few minutes to chat, relax, and thank all of our presenters for their time and their expertise!

The Library and Campus Sustainability
Presenters:

• Carl Flynn, Director of Marketing and Communications for Information Technology and University Libraries
• Smith Getterman, Sustainability Coordinator, Information Technology and University Libraries

Sustainability initiatives are becoming commonplace among colleges and universities. What role might Libraries play in these sustainability efforts? Listen as two representatives describe their campus sustainability initiative and the central role played by the Libraries.

Growing Green Awareness and Setting the Green Standard
Presenter:

• Cindy Batman, University of North Texas

Sustainability research projects have been happening in multiple and diverse areas of the University of North Texas for many years, including the design and completion of the Environmental Sciences Building on campus. Batman's work on the university’s efforts began when she was appointed by the Director of Sustainability, Dr. Todd Spinks, to join the committee promoting these efforts. The We Mean Green committee was formed, and asked to establish university wide standards.

She then began recruiting colleagues to join her in the “Mean Green Library Team” who would help her in collecting library employees’ “Top 3 Green Peeves,” and from those lists a compilation would be created which would be prioritized and developed into action items.

Time: 2:00pm - 2:45pm central time

Library Focus: Academic Libraries