Greening Libraries ==> Greener Communities
Co-Sponsored by:
Library Association of the City University of New York & The New York Public Library
DATE:
Friday, October 31, 2008
WHERE:
Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10458
http://www.nypl.org/branch/local/bx/fdc.cfm
WHEN:
9:00 A.M. to 4:15 P.M.
Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Majora Carter, Founder, Sustainable South Bronx
A MacArthur Genius Fellow, one of Essence Magazine’s 25 Most Influential African-Americans in 2007, one of the NY Post’s Most Influential NYC Women for the past two years, and a board member of the Wilderness Society
Also participating:
- Raz Godelnik, Eco-Libris
- Shannon Binns, Green Press Initiative
- Andrew Van Der Laan, Director, Senior Project Manager Publishing Operations, Projects Group, Random House, Inc.
- Daniel Heuberger AIA, Dattner Architects
- Jim Lloyd, Assistant Vice President of Campus Operations, Baruch College
- John Denham, DenhamWolf Ines Sucre, Reference Librarian, Foundation Center
Afternoon Keynote:
Fred Stoss, Associate Librarian, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Stoss will discuss: “Global Warming ICE: Information Communication, Education.” He is one of the “1,000 Climate Messengers” trained by Al Gore and The Climate Project.
Topics to be covered include: Greening Books, Greening Buildings, Greening Funds &Greening Gadgets
The event is FREE. A green box lunch is available for a nominal charge.
For more information, please visit the conference website
Going Green @your library 