Blue Marble Library Guide: Program Ideas

Climate Change Resilience Program Ideas

• Book discussions 
  • Climate Change Books for Youth
  • Climate Change Books for Adults
  • Cli-Fi Books
  • How to Prepare for Climate Change (Pogue)
• Climate Ribbon Project
• Emergency preparedness workshop 
  • Communities Responding to Extreme Weather
  • Free Winter Coat Rack
• Film screening / discussion
  • Films for GenZ (Climate Change Resources)
  • Movies that teach kids about climate change (common sense media)
  • 10 of the Best Climate Change Documentaries to See in 2023 (Yale Climate Connections)
• Gardening
  • Seed Saving Workshop
  • Library Garden Program
  • Pollinator Friendly Home Gardening
• Lecture or panel discussion 
  • Climate Change Youth Panel
  • Climate Reality
  • Community Emergency Management Directors
  • Elders Climate Action Network (Massachusetts Chapter)
• Mindfulness practice
  • Mindfulness for Libraries Facebook Group
  • Mindful McQuade
  • World Wide Labyrinth Locator
• Makerspace activities
  • Boomerang Bags
  • Junior Duck Stamp Contest
  • Learn to Sew Class for Teens
  • Sustainable Wrapping Program
• Nature walks 
• Plant, bird, and insect identification with apps like iNaturalist and Merlin Bird ID
• Repair Cafe or Fix-It Clinic
• Storytelling circle
• Storytime for families 
• 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. 
• Climate Resilience Series for Libraries:  Webinar Showcase