green library one small step to go green Dr.R.Poonkothai, Librarian Government Arts College,Trichy-22 ,India

1. GO
Dr.R.Poonkothai
Librarian
Government Arts College,Trichy-22

2. Introduction
A green library may be a library that
uses latest and cutting edge
technology in designing a library
building and providing services to its
users in eco friendly environment.
Concept “Green Libraries” emerged
in the early 1990s

3. Necessity for Green Libraries
• Global surface temperature is rising day by
day.
• To control the pollution and green house
gases in environment.
• To play a greater role in becoming the planet
green.
• To work for the betterment of mankind.
• To establish a new image of the library in the
modern world

4. A green library is designed to minimize
negative impact on the natural environment
and maximize indoor environmental quality
by means of careful site selection, use of
natural construction materials and
biodegradable products, conservation of
resources and responsible waste disposal .

5. •In 1979 Berkley Public
Library’s- Tool Lending
•The Task Force on the
Environment (TFOE) with
ALA
•Richmond Main Library
in Richmond, California-
community garden

6. • Fayetteville Public Library (set up in 2004),
USA
• Scattle Central Library (set up in 2004), USA
• Minneapolis Public Library (set up in 2006),
USA
• Kanazawa, Japan
• National Library,Singapore

7. • LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) certification system, which was developed
by the U.S. Green Building Council
• Indian Green building Council (IGBC) provide
LEED-India
• LEED rate on 100 points and certify the buildings
on the following criteria:
• 25-40 points as Certified.
• 41-50 points as Silver.
• 51-60 points as Gold.
• 61-80 points as Platinum
Guideline for Green Library

8. Five key areas namely
• 1) Site location,
• 2) Materials,
• 3) Water conservation,
• 4) Energy efficiency,
• 5) Indoor air quality, and a bonus category for
innovation and design.

9. Site selection
• selection of the site has a large impact on how
ecologically friendly the library will be
• the library should be located in a densely
populated area, near a number of other
service related buildings
• People should be able to reach the building
via public transportation

10. The Villanueva Public Library columbia - which is constructed out of locally-
sourced river rocks and sustainably harvested pine. Completed in 2006.Ex-
guerillas worked on the project through a rehabilitation and training program,
which also helped support the local economy.

11. Vennesla Library -Norway
Indoor Environmental
Quality
Enhanced Indoor Air
Quality Strategies

12. Cambridge Public
Library -USA
Daylight
Well-designed day lighting paired with sensor-controlled artificial lighting can
reduce energy bills while making library spaces more healthful and delightful.

13. With a grass-covered roof, two layered cellular glass insulation, covered
with soft grass for all sorts of recreation, The building consists of five levels,
four of which are contained in the conical volume.

14. Green Library Initiatives in India:
• 1.Perma Karpo Library, Ladakh in India
• 2. National Library of India, Kolkata.
• 3. NIT Library, Silchar.
• 4. The LEED Gold Anna Centenary Library
located in Kotturpuram.
• Madras , Calcutta , Delhi, Mumbai University
Library Systems.

15. Green
Libraries in
India
The Druk White Lotus
School
ventilated Trombe
Walls, wool
insulation, a mud
roof, timber paneling
and even solar
panels on the roof.
The materials
are locally sourced,
and the experience
and design solutions
are worked out with
the people on site to
ensure that the
knowledge remains
in place.

16. The LEED Gold Anna Centenary Library located in Kotturpuram

17. Energy conservation
• To maximize energy efficiency libraries are
combining passive and active strategies
• Active strategies are more technologically
advanced solutions
• Photovoltaic panels for utilizing renewable
energy
Water conservation
strategies can be used to capture rainwater
runoff to be used in irrigation .

18. Role of Librarian
• Now we called as eco-librarian to handle the
• budgets to support the organizations
• Selection is about building up collections on
environmental issues (green computing, organic
gardening, energy conservation, etc.)
• De-selection is weeding of outdated or
worn library materials. Green de-selection
is about recycling and reusing weeded materials
• Publishers today participate in Green Print
Initiative by using recycled paper and harvesting
fewer trees

19. Cont…
Reduce the Environmental impact of ICT
• the world’s ICT ecosystem uses about 1,500 TWh of
electricity annually, equal to all the electric
generation of Japan and Germany combined
• sharing resources(cloud computing)
• A typical computer running for a day (24 hours)
creates 494 kg CO2 ,10MB of data produce 2-1/2
kilos of CO2,
• a Google search causes between 1g-10g (gram) CO2
emissions depending on the time involved
• Environmental guide and work methods that
motivate people to participate
• Employee must be supported by an environmental
training

20. Some Tips from Librarians Desk
• Use of CFL lights instead of tube lights reduce
power expense
• Use of e-books and journals to save paper and
place
• Use of eco-friendly paints on the wall to reflect
more light
• Laptops use less electricity than desktop
versions.
• Turning off of lights and Fans in the library when
not required.
• Create sustainability awards as incentive to
encourage library services

21. Conclusion
• Libraries have a responsibility to not
contribute to the destruction of the
environment, to educate the people
regarding our current situation, and
empower them to make a difference.
Libraries are discovering that their green
building gives them a great opportunity
to educate the citizenry.

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