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Earth Day: Earth Day at the Library

How is the Library Sustainable?

Here at the library we celebrate Earth Day every day.

Earth day is a celebration for our planet and its precious resources. By using the library to check out and return items, read e-books, stream videos, and more you are contributing to our work in creating a sustainable space.

Earth the Final Frontier.

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Sustainable options at the Library:

  • Books - Read, Return, Repeat
  • E-books - No paper necessary just read on your phone
  • Course Reserves - Read, Return, Repeat
  • Books Sales - Old books, new future
  • Streaming services - Watch on your device wherever you are, no need to use gas
  • Little Free Libraries - Old books, new future
  • Double side printing - Less paper, less worry 

For further information on sustainability in general, use MegaSearch 

  • 430 million articles (and more) on all topics
  • Published material you can't get on Google
  • Includes peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles
  • Email full text to yourself

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Resources

Book cover: Sustainability : what everyone needs to know / Paul B. Thompson and Patricia E. Norris
Book cover: Sustainability made simple : small changes for big impact / Rosaly Byrd and Laure+n DeMates
Book cover: Sustainable Badass : A Zero-Waste Lifestyle Guide
Book cover: Simply sustainable : moving toward plastic-free, low-waste living / Lily Cameron
Book cover: Wear, repair, repurpose : a maker's guide to mending and upcycling clothes / Lily Fulop
Book cover: Upcycle your wardrobe : 21 sewing projects for unique, new fashions
Book cover: The pet poo pocket guide : how to safely compost and recycle pet waste / Rose Seemann
Book cover: Can I recycle this? : a guide to better recycling and how to reduce single-use plastics / Jennie Romer ; illustrated by Christie Young
Book cover: Zero waste : simple life hacks to drastically reduce your trash / Shia Su
Book cover: The water recycling revolution : tapping into the future / William M. Alley and Rosemarie Alley
Book cover: Living the 1.5 degree lifestyle : why individual climate action matters more than ever / Lloyd Alter
Book cover: Cool food : erasing your carbon footprint one bite at a time / Robert Downey Jr. & Thomas Kostigen
Book cover: No-waste kitchen gardening : regrow your leftover greens, stalks, seeds, and more / Katie Elzer-Peters
Book cover: How to change everything : the young human's guide to protecting the planet and each other / Naomi Klein ; with Rebecca Stefoff

Displays

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East Campus 2022

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Northwest Campus 2022

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West Campus 2022

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Desert Vista 2022

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Desert Vista Library 2023

Resources

Sustainability : what everyone needs to know by Paul B. Thompson and Patricia E. Norris
E-Book: Climate Change Science : Causes, Effects and Solutions for Global Warming
Book: Scraps, peels, and stems : recipes and tips for rethinking food waste at home by Jill Lightner ; photography by Shannon Douglas
Book: Renewable : the world-changing power of alternative energy by Jeremy Shere
Book: We are water Protectors by Carole Linstrom
Book: Sustainability and social change in fashion by Leslie Davis Burns
Book: The genius of Earth Day : how a 1970 teach-in unexpectedly made the first green generation by Adam Rome
Simply sustainable : moving toward plastic-free, low-waste living by Lily Cameron
Book: All we can save : truth, courage, and solutions for the climate crisis
Book: Water : a biography by Giulio Boccaletti
Book: A practical guide to sustainable fashion by Alison Gwilt
Book: Humans versus nature : a global environmental history by Daniel R. Headrick
Book: Clearing the air : the beginning and the end of air pollution by Tim Smedley
Book: 50 ways to help save the bees by Sally Coulthard
Book: Brave green world : how science can save our planet by Chris Forman & Claire Asher
No-waste kitchen gardening : regrow your leftover greens, stalks, seeds, and more by Katie Elzer-Peters
Book: Climate change : a very short introduction by Mark Maslin
Book: Environmental ethics : a very short introduction by Robin Attfield
book: The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet