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Greening Your Library

Presented by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

Date & Time:	Wednesday, September 21, 2011 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location:	Online-at your computer
Registration:	$15 individuals; $30 groups
Audience:	This workshop is appropriate for all library stakeholders – director, staff, Trustees and Friends - who are interested in ways to make their library “greener."

Going green doesn't have to mean spending a lot of "green." Increase your awareness and interest in energy conservation and environmentally friendly facility issues such as:

•   energy efficiencies
•   facility maintenance
•   sustainable design & building components (for both new construction and for buildings that are being renovated/expanded)
•   funding “green” initiatives.

By the end of the session participants will leave with five easy, low-cost things to do to “green” their library and an understanding of green options appropriate for their facility.

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, is the Coordinator for Library Growth & Sustainability at the Mid-Hudson Library System, where she has assisted 66 member libraries in the areas of governance, management, funding and facilities since 1998. Rebekkah is a certified Sustainable Building Advisor (NaSBA), Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and a holds an advanced certificate in Public Library Administration from the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University. Rebekkah is the author of the Handbook for New Public Library Directorsin New York State. Rebekkah is a 2010 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and the 2010 President of the Library Administration & Management Section (LAMS) of the New York Library Association.