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“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”

- Robert Swan, environmentalist, polar explorer, and author of “Antarctica 2041: My Quest to Save the Earth's Last Wilderness”

Libraries offer extensive resources for anyone interested in sustainability, conservation, and environmentalism.

Selections from notable environmental conservation groups:

EARTHDAY.ORG works with "more than 150,000 partners in nearly 192 countries to build environmental democracy.” Its mission is to “diversify, educate, and activate the environmental movement worldwide.” The organization’s lists include:

View sustainability picks from The Sierra Club, “the most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States.”

Limiting warming can help save vulnerable species and protect the places that birds, other wildlife, and people need to survive. Learn more about The National Audubon Society’s resources on climate change, environmental science, and conservation.

The Walden Woods Project keeps the legacy of author Henry David Thoreau alive by “fostering an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Explore its collection related to conservation, climate change, the earth, and nature.

Learn about a range of sustainability and environmental topics recommended by One Tree Planted, a nonprofit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees.

Go further with lists created by others that provide recommendations on a wide variety of topics:

Review OCLC staff suggestions for learning more about environmentally sustainable practices for libraries.
Explore author (Rental Style), “heirloom hunter,” and interior designer Chelsey Brown’s favorite books on sustainable living.
30 Island Press books to make a difference this Earth Day.
The impact of climate change told through maps.
The Culinary Institute of America’s selection of earth-friendly cookbooks.
The University of California Berkeley Library collection of climate and atmospheric sciences resources.
Dig into the “roots of environmental nonfiction” with Earth911.com’s “list of nonfiction classics from the American environmental movement.”
Explore sustainability resources available at the Transylvania University (KY) Library.
Learn about rewilding, native, and sustainable gardening.
Explore one collector's selection of books on conservation and management.

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