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Sustainability Programs in Public Libraries

Sara Whitaker

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Gwinnett County Public Library

  • 15 Locations
  • Serving 907,000+ residents
  • 300+ staff members

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Strategy

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  • Inform

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  • Craft

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  • Community

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Trash!

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Program

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Dacula’s Creative Corner for Adults

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Plastic Bags

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Educate

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Making Plarn

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Plarn Mats

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Donations:

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  • Northeast Georgia Veterans’ Shelter, Winder
  • Hope Assisted Living, Lawrenceville
  • Veterans Rescue Center, Lawrenceville
  • Mending the Gap for Seniors, Lawrenceville
  • Gwinnett County Animal Shelter
  • Deployed Soldiers (Operation Gratitude)

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Virtual Creative Corner

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World Ocean Day

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Fish DVD craft

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Making ‘Plarn’

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Trash Treasure Hunt

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GwinnettRecyles.com

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Virtual World Ocean Awareness Month

Weekly pre recorded videos

  • Ocean Zone
  • Craft
  • Gwinnett Recycle.com

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World Ocean Awareness Month Team

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Resources

Here are the links to the World Ocean Awareness Month program videos

week 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_kGVYVS30E

week 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo5BDC1pmi4

week 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vJ4yg6UdSs

week 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94gNafFhFjc

Combined: 600+ views

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Composting

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Summary

  • Educational programs about sustainability
  • Library tools and resources
  • Skills
  • Intergenerational
  • Community
  • Libraries can make a difference

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Contact me!

Sara Whitaker

Dacula, Gwinnett County Public Library

swhitaker@gwinnettpl.org

678-822-2865

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Thank You!

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