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School Library Sustainability 

THE REASON FOR A SUSTAINABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES

The growing "Green Libraries" movement has been demonstrating the importance of libraries not only in disseminating the idea of sustainable development or ecological sustainability but also in creating services and programs that serve as examples of "green" attitudes and behaviours.

The concept of a "Green Library" emerged with the Green Libraries Movement, in which librarians, libraries, municipalities, schools, and universities commit to "greening" their libraries through the selection of a variety of actions aimed at reducing their environmental impact.

There is an urgent need to build communities with a strong sense of responsibility in the exercise of proactive citizenship. In this regard, libraries can serve as mentors, positively assisting the communities they serve in developing in a sustainable, resilient, and regenerative manner.

The Librarian at the Rochester Public Library states, "Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities."

With this questionnaire, the School Libraries Group of the Municipality of Palmela aims to gather information related to aspects and practices related to environmental sustainability, with the ultimate goal of highlighting how the school libraries in the Municipality of Palmela are and can contribute to this cause in the future.

To make this happen, we need multidisciplinary teams of competent professionals who know what to do to help libraries realize this vision of Green Literacy and Mentorship for Ecological Education. The group of professionals working in the school libraries of Palmela has decided to take a first step by organizing a list of questions about sustainability in school libraries.

This questionnaire was developed by a multidisciplinary team: SABE; ENA. This questionnaire was inspired by the questionnaire proposed by Sandra Dias (2015) in her master's thesis and the checklist of the reference framework for the Green Seal accreditation.

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2. CONTEXT
1.  Was the school library (SL) built from scratch? 
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2.  If the former answer was affirmative:  Did the construction project consider criteria for environmental sustainability?
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3.  Please indicate the year of construction and/or last refurbishment: 
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4. Does the organization to which the SL belongs have an environmental management policy? 
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5. Does the BE have an environmental management policy? 
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6.  Have any environmental monitoring studies ever been conducted in the SL?
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7. If the former answer was affirmative: Did the studies have an impact on the SL?
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8. Is there a working group in the school/cluster that aims to implement environmental sustainability measures? 
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  3. Library Practices / Services Provided
9. In the financial planning process, has there ever been a budget considered for improving environmental prevention in the SL? 
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10. Are environmental sustainability criteria considered in the acquisition process? (choice of recycled materials, companies/publishers with environmental concerns...) 
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11.  Does the collection management policy include a weeding policy? 
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12. If the former answer was affirmative: Does the weeding policy include recycling and/or reuse practices? 
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13.  Is there a common catalog among the SLs in the Cluster? 
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14. Is there a common catalog among the Libraries in the municipality? 
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15.  Is there a common catalog between the Cluster's/ School's SLs and the Municipal Library? 
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16.  Is there a documents borrow system among the various SLs in the cluster?
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17.  Is there a borrow system practice among the various libraries?
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18.  Is there a home borrow practice for Parents and/or Guardians?
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19.  Is the bibliographic catalog online? 
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20. Is there an online digital library? 
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21.  If the former answer was affirmative: Please provide the address
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 4.  Environmental Impact of the SL
22. Does the SL have specific containers for proper separation of waste/materials/equipment? 
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23.  If the former answer was affirmative [22]: Please indicate them [e.g., bottle caps; printer consumables; damaged boxes; batteries; packaging...] Paper Caps (bottles, yogurts, juices...)
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24. If the answer was affirmative [22]: Please indicate their destination [e.g., paper - "Paper for Food" Project; paper - AMARSUL; batteries - collection points...] Paper - "Paper for Food" Project Caps - Plastic art projects; Solidarity campaigns
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25.  Does the SL have planned activities for reusing waste/materials/equipment? 
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26.  Does the SL have a strategy for reducing paper consumption? 
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27.  Are digital media encouraged for reading and information transfer? 
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28.  Has the SL implemented an Energy Management System? 
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29.  Does the SL have a strategy for reducing energy consumption? 
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30. Is the lighting in the SL done with low-consumption bulbs (leds)?
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31.  Is the cleaning of the SL done with ecological products? 
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5. External Communication on Sustainability
32.  Does the SL organize events or other types of meetings that promote the discussion of environmental topics? 
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33.  Does the SL organize bibliographic or thematic exhibitions about the Environment? 
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34.  Does the SL collaborate with environmental institutions? 
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35.  Has the SL interacted with other libraries (school or non-school) on this topic? 
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6. Recognition and Promotion of the Importance of Environmental Management Practices Applied to the SL
36.  Are you familiar with the concept of "Green Libraries"? 
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37.  Are you aware of examples of existing "Green Libraries" in the world?
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38.  Do you recognize the importance of proper environmental management for SLs?
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39.  Does the SL participate in school projects on the topic of environmental sustainability? 
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40.  Do you consider the topic of environmental sustainability relevant in the context of SL? 
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2. CONTEXT
1.  Was the school library (SL) built from scratch? 
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2.  If the former answer was affirmative:  Did the construction project consider criteria for environmental sustainability?
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3.  Please indicate the year of construction and/or last refurbishment: 
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4. Does the organization to which the SL belongs have an environmental management policy? 
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5. Does the BE have an environmental management policy? 
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6.  Have any environmental monitoring studies ever been conducted in the SL?
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7. If the former answer was affirmative: Did the studies have an impact on the SL?
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8. Is there a working group in the school/cluster that aims to implement environmental sustainability measures? 
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  3. Library Practices / Services Provided
9. In the financial planning process, has there ever been a budget considered for improving environmental prevention in the SL? 
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10. Are environmental sustainability criteria considered in the acquisition process? (choice of recycled materials, companies/publishers with environmental concerns...) 
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11.  Does the collection management policy include a weeding policy? 
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12. If the former answer was affirmative: Does the weeding policy include recycling and/or reuse practices? 
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13.  Is there a common catalog among the SLs in the Cluster? 
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14. Is there a common catalog among the Libraries in the municipality? 
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15.  Is there a common catalog between the Cluster's/ School's SLs and the Municipal Library? 
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16.  Is there a documents borrow system among the various SLs in the cluster?
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17.  Is there a borrow system practice among the various libraries?
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18.  Is there a home borrow practice for Parents and/or Guardians?
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19.  Is the bibliographic catalog online? 
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20. Is there an online digital library? 
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21.  If the former answer was affirmative: Please provide the address
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 4.  Environmental Impact of the SL
22. Does the SL have specific containers for proper separation of waste/materials/equipment? 
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23.  If the former answer was affirmative [22]: Please indicate them [e.g., bottle caps; printer consumables; damaged boxes; batteries; packaging...] Paper Caps (bottles, yogurts, juices...)
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24. If the answer was affirmative [22]: Please indicate their destination [e.g., paper - "Paper for Food" Project; paper - AMARSUL; batteries - collection points...] Paper - "Paper for Food" Project Caps - Plastic art projects; Solidarity campaigns
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25.  Does the SL have planned activities for reusing waste/materials/equipment? 
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26.  Does the SL have a strategy for reducing paper consumption? 
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27.  Are digital media encouraged for reading and information transfer? 
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28.  Has the SL implemented an Energy Management System? 
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29.  Does the SL have a strategy for reducing energy consumption? 
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30. Is the lighting in the SL done with low-consumption bulbs (leds)?
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31.  Is the cleaning of the SL done with ecological products? 
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5. External Communication on Sustainability
32.  Does the SL organize events or other types of meetings that promote the discussion of environmental topics? 
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33.  Does the SL organize bibliographic or thematic exhibitions about the Environment? 
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34.  Does the SL collaborate with environmental institutions? 
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35.  Has the SL interacted with other libraries (school or non-school) on this topic? 
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6. Recognition and Promotion of the Importance of Environmental Management Practices Applied to the SL
36.  Are you familiar with the concept of "Green Libraries"? 
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37.  Are you aware of examples of existing "Green Libraries" in the world?
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38.  Do you recognize the importance of proper environmental management for SLs?
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39.  Does the SL participate in school projects on the topic of environmental sustainability? 
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40.  Do you consider the topic of environmental sustainability relevant in the context of SL? 
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