Your Local Library is Fighting Climate Change

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‍Libraries are icons of the sharing economy. When we borrow books, media, and tools from the library, we save ourselves from needing to buy new stuff. But did you know that libraries are also community hubs for climate resilience? From heatwaves to hurricanes, thousands of people have used libraries as free spaces to escape the elements and find respite. In this community episode, we're everything that our listeners get from their local libraries.

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Here are some of the people you'll hear from in this episode:

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Episode Credits

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• Listener contributions: Kelly Kandra Hughes, PhD, Alexa Rivera, Sare, Shaila, Taylor Barkley, Evan Goodchild
• Editing and engineering: Evan Goodchild‍
• Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham

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Citations and Further Reading

• Lessons in Resilience: Libraries' Roles in Disaster Preparedness and Recovery | Climate Crisis
• What Do Public Libraries Have to Do with Climate Justice? - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
• Federal agency responsible for library and museum funding gets a visit from DOGE.
• Court allows Trump administration to proceed with efforts to destroy Institute of Museum and Library Services as case continues
• CALL YOUR REPS: Call Congress to Save Federal Funding for Libraries! - EveryLibrary Action

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Full Transcript here.

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