Sustainability

Cal Poly Humboldt Sustainable Library Certification

Current work of the University Library to achieve a Sustainable Library Certification with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative. Cal Poly Humboldt is one of a handful of academic libraries completing this process. This work is supportive of Library development and campus academics/research for sustainability. How can the Library better serve sustainability? Please, leave feedback here - general feedback form.

Working Group: 

• Morgan Barker, Sustainability Librarian - Chair, mew11@humboldt.edu
• Bri Hagen, Discovery and Metadata Services Librarian
• Melitta Jackson, Resource Sharing and Information Specialist
• Avril Frasche, Community Member and current MLIS student
• Library Sustainability Research Intern

Facilitating thoughtful outcomes - this group aims to use slow productivity while working on this project, which include use of meditative meeting elements. A meditative meeting is a unique approach that combines elements of mindfulness and contemplation with meeting formats.Through this process the following frameworks will be incorporated - ACRL Frameworks, Intersectional Environmentalism, 17 Principles of Environmental Justice, Just Transitions Framework

Sustainability is nuanced - environmentally sound, socially just, economically feasible - while looking at UN SDGs, true costs, indigenous lens, climate resilience, equity centering, and a kinship with nature. 

*funded by ERFSA Grant and CPH Library

Certification Elements - in progress