Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Treat it well, it's the only one we've got

Newspapers, magazines, news reports, community organizations, individuals are all a-buzz with what is happening to our environment. The month of April highlights the planet in which we live with the celebration of Earth Day on the 22nd. The library has a number of displays throughout the building featuring the difference we can make to the environment. The recycling display featured here points out the many items that can be recycled, more than we may be aware of. Our students are in the “think green” environmental mode as bottles and cans are recycled around campus, and cell phone drives and prom dress collections give a second life to the items we may have otherwise simply thrown away. As always, the library looks for books to highlight the displays and to inspire, some include; The Weather Makers (363.738 FLA), High Tide: the truth about our climate crisis (363.73 LYN) and Silent Spring (363.73 CAR). As mentioned, looking at any news related magazine this month will highlight articles on the environment as shown in the display photo, great for browsing and getting a taste of what is being said on the many sides of this issue. Finally, a new find for me is the Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth, makes one appreciate this planet in which we live and sparks a desire to treat it well.

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