Newsletter: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, December 2021

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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.