Newsletter: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, December 2021

This first issue marks the important year 2021 and celebrates the first year of the ENSULIB Section. It reviews ENSULIB’s activities and achievements and provides a platform for presenting interesting stories, events or projects from libraries all over the world, which follow a clear green and sustainable commitment. In this issue, it includes -- The Great Sustainable Shifts : The Story of ENSULIB; ENSULIB’s Definitions: What is a Green Library? Dr. Petra Hauke, Secretary of ENSULIB Awarded the IFLA Scroll of Appreciation; The IFLA Green Library Award 2021; Conference Report--Library, the Heart of the City: the Green Library from Ljubljana City Library, Slovenia; Book Reviews for "New Libraries in Old Buildings: Creative Reuse" and " Il paradigma della biblioteca sostenibile"; A Guide to Support Libraries' Commitment to Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility; 11 stories of recent green and sustainable libraries and projects from all over the world; 2022 International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development; International Days observed by the United Nations Jan-Jun.