iSchool Capstone

LibCAPs: Library Climate Action Plans

Project tags:

community engagement & outreach

information policy & ethics

social justice

Your library needs its own Climate Action Plan now. Few North American libraries undertake proprietary climate action planning. LibCAPs is a simple guide to help libraries develop and implement their own Climate Action Plans (CAPs). LibCAPS synthesizes climate policy research, government agency guidelines, domestic and international climate action plan templates, library responses to climate change, and incorporates climate risk assessment tools. LibCAPs provides: Best Practices for writing and implementing CAPs Recommended risk assessment and modelling tools Roadmaps for actionable tasks Examples of collaboration Advocacy guidance for funding Policy ideas for your library and local government

Project participants:

Craig Kelliher

MLISOnline