Blue Marble Library Guide: Host Your Own Program

Climate and Sustainability Program Ideas

For Virtual Programs:

• Book discussion 
• Digital exhibit
• Emergency preparedness workshop 
  • Potential presenters: 
  • Community Emergency Management Directors
• Film screening / discussion
• Lecture  or panel discussion with guest speaker(s)
• Mindfulness practice
• Makerspace lesson using household items
• Musical performance
• Storytelling circle
• Storytime for families 

For Outdoor Programs:

• Community service activity (e.g. volunteer at a farm or community garden)
• Encourage families to use iNaturalist app to identify plants and insects
• Host a Climate Ribbon Ritual
• Self-guided nature walk 
• StoryWalk®  (Learn more about StoryWalk®)

For more ideas:

• Resilient Communities:  Libraries Respond to Climate Change (A Programming Guide for Libraries) from the American Library Association 
• SustainRT Zotero Library:  Books, articles, programs, presentations, websites, blogs and projects related to climate change/sustainability and libraries. Stewarded by ALA's Sustainability Roundtable: Libraries Fostering Resilient Communities. Anyone may submit a resource. 
• View this webinar to learn more about ideas for virtual programs and socially distanced programs.