Urban sustainability library
From Green Garage Detroit
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Meetings every Wednesday from 1:00 - 2:00.
Contents
Working Design
Our Purpose
- To help make it easier for people and organizations to make more sustainable choices.
Our Beliefs
We believe that ...
- everyone has a right to the information needed to make these more sustainable choices
- that making more sustainable choices is fundamentally a learning process
- choosing more sustainable ways of living is more likely to be successful when the person is connected to an encouraging community
- each person's journey into a deeper understanding of sustainability is unique and they know best what's sustainable for them.
- we are one of many resources people have available to them to help them make more sustainable choices.
Scope of the Sustainable Library Services
- Is to connect people and organizations to the information and people with expertise who can help them successfully make these more sustainable choices. It is not within the scope of the library to design the sustainable solution for the person or business.
- Specific services are:
- sustainability consultations
- community education sessions
- sustainability blog / e-newsletter
- Areas of learning where we can help make it easier:
- water
- energy
- waste
- garden habitat
- food
- transportation
- materials
- Who are our clients?
- Anyone interested in taking the next step in making their lives or businesses more sustainable. These include:
- Tenants of the Green Garage
- Our immediate local community - Detroit area
- Anyone in the world
- Anyone interested in taking the next step in making their lives or businesses more sustainable. These include:
- Scope of service platforms for the library
- Virtual platforms
- website, blog, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter
- email, chat
- Physical platform in GG
- desk with computer
- shelves: books, periodicals(?), computers, archived posters.
- kiosk
- Virtual platforms
Service Platforms (details)
Online library
- Website
- Green Garage Blog
- Urban Sustainability Library Blog
- Flickr account for photos
- YouTube account for videos
- Facebook account (Green Garage Detroit)
- Twitter account (Green Garage Detroit)
- components of website:
- intro to GG, including photo, address, phone, and hours
- horizontal links (about us, our building today, events, research, resources, FAQ, contact us)
- left vertical links for businesses
- left column:
- calendar
- How Do I? with drop down box for items such as: stop by for a visit, ask for your help in research, see if I can rent space, find out what is happening this month
- Search This Site box
- Live Chat with GG library staff
- right column:
- new this week, including photos, description of events, link to blog
- upcoming events
- at bottom, site index, and links to media (facebook, twitter)
Resources
- Wayne State Student Work
- Library Examples:
- 2-1-1
- CAT (Centre for Alternative Technology)
- Urban Sustainability Initiative at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Growing Local Economies - Libraries that support local entrepreneurs
- Packard Health Clinic Ann Arbor
- Website examples:
- CAT (Centre for Alternative Technology) in Wales. Tom and I visited this place a couple of years ago, and they have a good way of looking at consultation services.
- The Cube (London)
- noisebridge (SF)
- Great Lakes Green Initiative Resource Center idea for catalog of useful websites
- Great Lakes Green Initiative Library books and reviews on line
- Library 2.0 Research
- Library 2.0 (from Wikipedia)
- The future of libraries, with or without books CNN. Retrieved Sept. 7, 2009.
- Previous Library Work
New Website
- new website we're developing a new website!
Working Pages
- Matt's Library Work Space
- Docent's Notes
- Expert Network
- Companion Network
- History of Farming in Detroit
- El Moore
- urban agriculture
- microwaves
- scrap steel
- mend Historical Research Resources
To-Do List
Here is the to-do list, as transcribed from the wall.
- Midtown sustainability map (Matt, Helen)
- As-built GG info transcribed onto the wiki (Peggy, Helen)
- Request tracking and feedback (Susan, Peggy and Mitzi)
- Standard Request Process and Checklist (also Susan, Peggy and Mitzi)
- Tours - docent notes and delineation of various types of tours [alley tour, 15-minute tour, Friday general tour, HVAC behind-the-scenes tour, business tour] (Peggy, Mitzi and Martha)
- Blogs [GG blog, USL blog, Model D blog] (Peggy, Matt and Martha)
- Business support (Susan, Martha, Matt and Mitzi)
- Website (Susan)
- Social media (Facebook, Twitter) (Peggy)
- Kiosk (Matt, Peggy)
- Expert network, companion network (Peggy, Susan)
