Program

Let’s Go Green! 2023: The Second NSK International Green Libraries Conference program

DAY ONE: Thursday, 9 November 2023

8.00 – 9.00Welcome
8.00 – 8.45Registration
8.45 – 9.00Let's Move - A Quick Stretching Session
9.00 – 9.15Conference opening: Opening remarks

Sofija Klarin Zadravec, PhD, NSK, National Library Affairs Assistant ,
Blaženka Klemar Bubić, CLA, Comission for Green Libraires Chair
Ivica Poljičak, PhD, State Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia
9.15 – 10.30Session 1: Sustainability Trends Shaping Libraries
Moderator: Dorja Mučnjak
9.15 – 10.00Some Accurate Trends in Sustainability in the Library Framework

Keynote speaker: Harri Sahavirta, PhD, Chair of IFLA ENSULIB (Arabianranta and Vallila libraries, Helsinki City Library, Finland)
10.00 – 10.30Going green in the intelligent library: promoting sustainability through digital transformation (video-conference)

Rossanna Morriello, phD (University of Florence, Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts (SAGAS), Italy), invited speaker
10.30 – 11.00Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30Breakout Session: Two Hot Takes – A Debate On Sustainability in Libraries
Moderator: Dorja Mučnjak
12.30 – 13.30Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.40 Session 2: Green Libraries and Sustainable Communities: A Multifaceted Approach
Moderator: Lana Zrnić
13.30 – 14.00Library as a Sustainability Leader: Creating sustainable Library and Resilient Communities

Najmeh Shaghaei, PhD (The University of Southern Denmark Library), invited speaker
14.00 – 14.15Turning a New Page: Cultivating Sustainability In Library Work Habits

Blaženka Klemar Bubić (Library of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, Croatia), Dolores Mumelaš (National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia)
14.15– 14.30E(U)Xercise: Encouraging Physical Activity as Part of the NSK European Documentation Centre`s Activities

Ivana Kežić Pucketić (National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia)
14.30 – 14.40Q&A
14.40 – 15.00Session 3: Lightning Talks - Poster Presentations
Moderator: Jasmina Sočo
14.40 – 14.45A Librarian-Led Faculty Learning Community to Build Sustainability-Focused Data Infrastructure

Chris Sturgeon, Theresa Burress, Amanda Boczar, Kaya van Beynen (University of South Florida, United States)
14.45 – 14.50The Library of Things

Popescu Crina-Steliana (Biblioteca Publică Locală Pietrari, Romania), Gabriela Solomon (Fundatia Comunitara Valcea Romania)
14.50 – 14.55Sustainable Design Solutions for Rare Book Exhibitions

Gabriela Aleksić, Damjan Kopričanec (National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatia)
14.55 – 15.00Green Library – The Green Heart of the Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia

Tanja Likso (Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Croatia)
15.00 - 15.05Five ideas for a better Planet – Zadar Public Library experience

Doroteja Kamber Kontić (Public Library Zadar)
15.05 – 15.30Coffee Break
15.30 – 17.00Session 4: Citizen Science and sustainability
Moderator: Alisa Martek
15.30 – 15.45Citizen Science and the SDGs: How can Citizen Science Support the Collection of Scientific Data

Maria Cassella (University of Turin, Italy)
15.45 – 16.00Engaging Communities, Advancing Sustainability: Citizen Science Kits in Libraries

Dolores Mumelaš (National and University Library in Zagreb )
16.00 – 16.10Q&A
16.10 – 17.00Workshop: Build your own Citizen Science Kit for Sustainable Exploration

Dolores Mumelaš (National and University Library in Zagreb)
17.00 – 17.45Guided Library Tour

DAY TWO: Friday, 10 November 2023

8.00 – 9.00Welcome
8.00 – 8.45Registration
8.45 – 9.00Let's Salute the Sun - A Quick Pilates Session
9.00 – 10.15Session 1: Empowering Libraries
Moderator: Najmeh Shaghaei
9.00 – 9.45Harnessing the Power of Libraries to Convene for Climate Action

Keynote speaker: Maja Maričević (British Library, United Kingdom)
9.45 – 10.15Green libraries in Croatia since 2011 (video-conference)

Ivan Kraljević (University Library in Pula, Croatia), invited speaker
10.15 – 10.45Coffee Break
10.45 – 12.30Breakout session: A Panel On Youth Perspectives in Sustainable Development
Moderator: Dorja Mučnjak
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Break
13.30 – 15.00Session 2: Sustainable Practices in Public Libraries: Building communities' resilience
Moderator: Harri Sahavirta
13.30 – 14.00Green library - a case study of the Public Library "Ivan Goran Kovačić" Karlovac"

Kristina Čunović (Public Library "Ivan Goran Kovačić" Karlovac, Croatia), invited speaker
14.00 – 14.15Seed Library in Slovenian Public Libraries

Saša Vidmar, Ana Kosič (Goriška knjižnica Franceta Bevka Nova Gorica, Slovenia)
14.15 – 14.30Green Projects in the Public Library "Juraj Šižgorić", Šibenik

Melinda Grubišić Reiter (Public Library "Juraj Šižgorić" Šibenik, Croatia)
14.30 – 14.45ECO-BiblioTECH

Bocai Anisoara, (Biblioteca Comunală Vladimir, Romania), Dumitrana Georgiana (Biblioteca Orășenească Bălcești, Romania), Popescu Crina (Biblioteca Publică Locală Pietrari, Romania), Bărbulescu Mariana (Biblioteca Publică Locală Frâncești, Romania), Stroe Viorica (Biblioteca Publică Valea Mare, Romania)
14.45 – 15.00Q&A
15.00 – 15.30Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.25Session 3: Building Sustainable Futures: Practices from School Libraries
Moderator: Dolores Mumelaš
15.30 – 15.45The Sustainable Lightness Of The School Library

Margarida Chaves (Portuguese school library network, Portugal), Olga Cidades (Palmela' Public Library, Portugal)
15.45 – 16.00School Library In The Service Of Ecology And Sustainability

Snježana Kovačević (Primary school Zlatar Bistrica, Croatia)
16.00 – 16.15Talking with the Trees - "The Living Future in a School Library"

Gordana Rešicki Degoricija (Technical school Kutina, Croatia), Klaudija Ivančević Božić (LAG Moslavina, Croatia)
16.15 – 16.25Q&A
16.25 – 17.15Conference Closing: A Pub Quiz On Lessons Learned
17.15 – 18.00Guided Library Tour