A green library is "designed to minimize negative impact on the natural environment."*
Green Libraries also focus on related services, activities, events, projects and more that demonstrate the social role of libraries as leaders in environmental sustainability.
Guidelines for submissions
- The award is open to all types of library
- The project may be presented in a variety of formats, including video, poster or essay/article
- Submissions may be written in any of the seven official languages of IFLA
- Submissions to be submitted to the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group (ENSULIB)
The application form can be downloaded via the IFLA website here https://www.ifla.org/node/92672.
*(Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (ODLIS)).