From Filar Williams, Earth Day and Shoes.

Happy Earth Day!

Soles4Souls

from Going Green @ Your Library by filarwilliams

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this week, Soles4Souls (a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from the warehouses of footwear companies and people!) hopes to collect over 150,000 gently used shoes!  They are partnering with mall around the county and you can find the location nearest to you to drop off a pair.  I wonder if any libraries are partnering to collect? Why not create your own fundraiser?  Many schools and organizations are getting involved. What a great idea!

Check out the plastic bags and plastic bottle displays at the library and the resources on display.

Save Energy?

Four Day Work Week?

from Going Green @ Your Library by filarwilliams

More schools and universities are now experimenting with a four day work week to save money on gas and energy costs. Here are some recent article discussing the four day work week and examples of those who are trying it:

• eSchool news article
• USAtoday article
• CNN.com article
• Reuters article