International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Announces Winners of IFLA Green Library Award 2022

From an IFLA Announcement:

The winners of the IFLA Green Library Award 2022 are:

Category “Best Green Library”
Singapore, National Library Board Singapore—“Revamp of Choa Chu Kang Public Library”

Category “Best Green Library Project”
France, Paris, Médiathèque de la Canopée-la fontaine—“La Médiathèque de la Canopée : a Pilot Library for Sustainable Development for the Parisian Network”

Both winners will receive award certificates, signed by ENSULIB Chair and Secretary.

A special recognition goes to
Colombia, Cali, Comuna 1 Cultural Center Public Library—“The Neighborhood Path”

This project was carried out with minimal resources but has a big impact. The Comuna 1 Cultural Center Public Library will receive an award certificate and, to further their project, 500€ generously sponsored by the German publishing house de Gruyter.

Short-listed runners-ups are:

Category “Best Green Library”

• Bulgaria, Burgas, Regional Library “P. K. Yavorov”—“Communal BiblioBurgas”
• Colombia, Cali, La Leonera Cultural Center Public Library—“La Leonera Cultural Center Public Library 2022”
• Spain, Barcelona, Collserola – Josep Miracle Library—“Biblionatura Collserola Library. A Green Proposal in the City of Barcelona”
• USA, Boston, MA, Valente Branch Library—“Cambridge Public Library – Valente Branch”

Category “Best Green Library Project”

• Belgium, Jette, BiblioJette and BibJette—“Adopt a Plant at Your Public Library: the Plantotek Project”
• France, Médiathèque Mouezh ar gallon, Tourc’h—“A Shared Garden Library to Develop Biodiversity”
• Norway, Lier, Lier bibliotek—“The Fish That Take Root”

All short-listed runners-up will receive certificates, signed by ENSULIB Chair and Secretary.

The competition was extremely hard. All short-listed submissions were worthy of being honoured as “winners”, but only two could be selected in the end.

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