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The Sustainability Section
The Sustainability Section provides informational materials about environmental sustainability. The Sustainability Section covers local, regional, and global topics in a variety of formats including books, DVDs, and informational handouts. Developed in association with The Natural Step Monona, the Sustainability Section is located adjacent to the Main Desk.
The topics in the Sustainability Section are of a wide range, including: eco-friendly gift giving, emerging home energy technologies, how to reduce or eliminate the problems created by packaging, the rising costs of oil, and an account of a personal experiment to drastically reduce consumption. As Monona residents work toward living more sustainably, they will find these materials a valuable asset in creating positive change in their households and in the community.
Donated books include, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough, Superbia! 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods, by Dan Chiras and Dave Wann, The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis , by Greg Pahl, and Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating , by Jane Goodall, Gary McAvoy, and Gail Hudson, and many, many more!
Free literature includes How to Build a Rain Garden from the Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission, Remodeling Checklist from Green Built Home, Map for Bicyclists from the Madison Area Transportation Planning Board, and Public Transportation: Moving People, Connecting Communities, and Growing our Economy from 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. Twelve Wisconsin organizations and businesses have contributed this free literature to the collection.
The Library will continue to need the assistance of community members to keep the Sustainability Section vital. Materials may be donated to the library at any time. Monetary donations for the purchase of new materials for the Sustainability Section are greatly encouraged and can be made to: Monona Public Library: Sustainability Section, 1000 Nichols Road, Monona, WI 53716.
For more information about the Sustainability Section, call Erick Plumb, Public Services Librarian, Monona Public Library, at (608) 222-6127. Information about The Natural Step Monona can be found at www.tnsmonona.org.
The Library would like to thank all of the community members who donated for their generous contribution!