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Thunder Bay Public Library launches new Climate Change Collection

Many local organizations assisted the library in suggesting titles, and donations of books, or films.

THUNDER BAY – The Thunder Bay Public Library launched a new Climate Change collection on April 20 at the Brodie and Waverly libraries as part of the Library’s celebration of Earth Day on April 22.

"We want people to be as informed as possible, there has been a lot of embracement in Thunder Bay for this idea and we hope people who want to know more can be able to do it very easily depending on their interest," Angela Meady, Thunder Bay Public Library director of collections.

The collection consists of books and DVDs on a range of topics related to climate change which have been organized into categories like sustainable living, environmentalist biographies, weather, political aspects, animals, and energy.

The library’s goal behind bringing resources about climate change to one central area is to make access to the information easier to find for browsing patrons at each location who are interested in the topic of climate change.

The collection contains books meant for teens and adults, however, there are also many titles within the children’s collection for which there are lists and guides provided. There is also a possibility of creating a collection in the children’s section if there is enough community interest.

Some titles related to climate change, particularly those related to water stewardship, can be found in the Indigenous Knowledge Centres located at every branch with lists and guides to them found in the Climate Change Collection.

Virtually via CloudLibrary, those interested in reading more on climate change can access a curated shelf of related titles 24/7.

The collection was formed due to requests from Thunder Bay community members who wanted to see better access to climate change resources.

Many local organizations, such as Thunder Bay Earth Care, EcoSuperior, Social-Ecological Systems, Sustainability, and Health at Lakehead University, and the former Environmental Film Network assisted the library in suggesting titles, and donations of books, or films.

The garden tool lending libraries, a partnership with Roots to Harvest, also opened on April 20 at the Brodie and Waverley Resource Libraries.

"And part of our commitment to our strategic directive to foster a safe clean and healthy community is also seen in our garden tool lending library, it’s our partnership with roots to harvest, and we’re opening it today," Sylvia Renaud, librarian, Thunder Bay Public Library.

Find these resources and more information on the library’s website.



Justin Hardy

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