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Green Libraries Manifesto
Green Libraries Manifesto - CILIP
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Green Libraries Manifesto– working together for people and planet

As libraries we occupy a place at the heart of the communities we serve. Through this manifesto, we want to come together towards a shared vision: to lead by example through our own environmental actions and use our power and reach to inform and inspire people to take positive action and build resilience in the diverse communities we serve. We recognise the diversity of our sector which is why this is an inclusive initiative for all libraries to help them make the changes they can, with the resources they have.


Implement the Manifesto

In this video series, learn how the Manifesto can empower you and your library to reach diverse audiences, use library's 'voice' and innovate and grow in the environmental movement.

Green Libraries Manifesto Explainer Video

Kirsten Macquarrie of CILIP Scotland explains why the Green Libraries Manifesto is the first step in the Green Libraries Initiative.




Read and download the Green Libraries Manifesto



The Green Libraries Manifesto is hosted by CILIP in partnership with Arts Council England, British Library, Libraries Connected and Julie’s Bicycle. This manifesto sets our common values and commitments to drive transformational change for our planet and communities.




Join our commitment

We are inviting individual library service staff members to sign the Manifesto on behalf of and in consultation with their service.




Download the Green Libraries Manifesto badge

Joined our commitment for #GreenLibraries? Download and use the badge in your emails to tell others.




List of signatories for the Green Libraries Manifesto

See which libraries have signed in your country/region, click on a heading to expand


  • Abbeyfield School
  • ACS Cobham International School
  • Anglia Ruskin University Library
  • Arts Council England
  • Arts University Plymouth
  • B 4 Biodiversity
  • Bader College
  • Barbican & Community Libraries
  • Barnet Libraries
  • Barnsley Libraries
  • Bath Spa University (Library and Learning Services)
  • Bedford Borough Libraries
  • Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Better World Books
  • Blackburn with Darwen Library and Information Service
  • Blackpool Libraries
  • Bodleian Libraries
  • Bolton Library and Museum Services
  • Boroughbridge Library
  • Bournemouth University
  • Bracknell Forest Libraries
  • Bridgend College Libraries and Success Centres
  • Brent Council
  • Buckinghamshire Council (Libraries)
  • Buckinghamshire New University
  • Bury Libraries
  • Calderdale Libraries
  • Cambridge University Libraries
  • Cambridgeshire Libraries
  • Camden Council
  • Charing Cross Library (Westminster Libraries and Archives)
  • Cheshire West and Chester Council
  • Community Managed Libraries National Peer Network
  • Cornwall College
  • Cornwall Health Library - Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
  • Cornwall Health Library
  • Coventry Libraries and Information Service
  • CILIP
  • Cranfield University
  • Croyden Health Services NHS Trust
  • Croydon Libraries
  • Cumbria Libraries
  • De Montfort University
  • Defra
  • Derby College Group
  • Dorset County Hospital Library
  • Durham University, University Library and Collections
  • East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
  • East Kent Hospitals Univerity Foundation Trust
  • Enfield Council
  • Fareham College LRC
  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Fulham Cross Girls' School
  • Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
  • Gloucestershire Libraries
  • Greenwich Leisure Limited - Bromley Libraries
  • Greenwich Leisure Limited
  • Halton Borough Council
  • Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Hampshire Library Service
  • Hartpury University and College
  • Havering Library Service
  • Hertfordshire Libraries
  • Hertfordshire Library Service
  • Imperial College London
  • Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
  • Institute of Engineering and Technology
  • International School of London
  • Islington Libraries
  • Juniper Education
  • Kent County Council- Libraries, Registration and Archives
  • King's College London
  • Kingston University
  • Kirklees Libraries
  • Lambeth Libraries
  • Lancashire County Library Service
  • Lancashire Libraries
  • Lancaster University Library
  • Leeds Libraries
  • Leeds Trinity University
  • Lewisham Council
  • Libraries Connected
  • Library and Knowledge Services, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Liverpool Libraries and Information Services-Liverpool City Council
  • London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
  • London Borough of Camden
  • London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries & Archives Service
  • London Borough of Hillingdon
  • London Borough of Hounslow
  • London Borough of Lewisham
  • London Borough of Newham
  • London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Libraries
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Luton Libraries, Active Luton
  • Manchester Libraries
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Library Services
  • Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Library and Knowledge Service
  • Merton Council
  • Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Middlesbrough Council Libraries
  • Middlesex University
  • Millfield School
  • Newcastle Libraries
  • Newcomb Library, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • Newham Libraries
  • Norfolk Library and Information Service
  • North Yorkshire Libraries
  • Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust Library & Knowledge Services
  • Nottingham City Libraries
  • Nottoway County Public Library System
  • Oldham Council
  • Oxfordshire County Council Library Service
  • Plashet School
  • Portsmouth City Council
  • Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
  • Research Libraries UK
  • Ringmer Village Library
  • Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt NHS Trust Library & Knowledge Service
  • Rochdale Borough Libraries
  • Royal Veterinary College
  • Salford Community Libraries, Salford Community Leisure
  • SCONUL
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • Shenstone Community Library
  • Shropshire Libraries
  • SOAS Library
  • South Gloucestershire Council
  • South Hampshire College Group
  • South Tyneside Libraries
  • Southampton City Libraries
  • Southampton School Library Service
  • Staffordshire County Council
  • Staffordshire Libraries and Arts Service
  • Stockport Libraries
  • Sunderland City Council
  • Surrey County Council Library Service
  • Tameside Libraries
  • Teesside University (Student & Library Services)
  • Telford and Wrekin Council
  • The Bedford College Group
  • The British Library
  • The Cherwell School Library
  • The City Academy
  • The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Library Services
  • The Open University
  • The Reading Agency
  • Trafford Libraries
  • University of the Arts London
  • University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust - Library and Knowledge Service
  • University of Bath Library
  • The University of Birmingham
  • University of Leicester Library & Learning Services
  • University of Northampton
  • University of Reading
  • University of Southampton
  • University of Wales Trinity Saint David - London campus
  • University of Worcester
  • Vision Redbridge Culture & Libraries - Redbridge Libraries
  • Vision Redbridge Culture & Libraries
  • Wakefield Council
  • Warwickshire Library and Information Service
  • Warwick Academy Library
  • West Berkshire Council - Public Library Service
  • West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • West Sussex Library Service
  • Westmorland & Furness Libraries
  • Whittington Health Library
  • Wigan Council
  • Wiltshire Libraries
  • Wokingham Borough Council - Public Library Service
  • Worcestershire County Council - Libraries (Bromsgrove Cluster)
  • Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
  • CONUL (Consortium of National and University Libraries) Ireland
  • Dublin Business School Library
  • Health Service Executive
  • HSE Library West
  • University College Cork
  • University of Galway
  • University of Limerick
  • The Library of Trinity College Dublin
  • Libraries NI
  • Belfast Metropolitan College
  • Aberdeernshire Council
  • CILIP Scotland
  • City of Edinburgh Council Library Services - Oxgangs Library
  • Craigmillar Library
  • East Lothian Libraries
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Glasgow Kelvin College
  • Glasgow Life
  • Inverclyde Libraries
  • Leisure and Culture Dundee Libraries
  • National Library of Scotland
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
  • Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Renfrewshire Library Services
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • St. Ninian's High School
  • University of Aberdeen
  • University of Stirling
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • West Dunbartonshire Libraries
  • Western Isles Libraries - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Aberystwyth University
  • Aura Leisure and Libraries (Flintshire)
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council Library Service
  • Cardiff University
  • CILIP Cymru Wales
  • Hywel Dda University Health Board
  • The National Library of Wales
  • University of Wales Trinity Saint David
  • University of Wales Trinity Saint Davids
  • Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum

  • American University of Sharjah (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
  • Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering (New Delhi, India)
  • Biblioteca de la Universidad camilo José Cela (Villafranca del Castillo, España)
  • Camilo José Cela University Library (Madrid, Spain)
  • Catholic University of Cordoba (Cordoba, Argentina)
  • Central City Library (Pokrovsk, Ukraine)
  • Christian Tell County Library (Târgu Jiu, Romania)
  • City Library Rijeka (Rijeka, Croatia)
  • City Library "Juraj Šižgorić" Šibenik (Sibenik, Croatia)
  • Communal institution "Georhiy Asaki Public Library" of the Hertsaiv City Council (Hertsa, Ucraina)
  • Corvinus University of Budapest Library
  • Corvinus University of Budapest
  • Croatian Library Association (Zagreb, Croatia)
  • CSIR Institute (Ghana)
  • Department of Library and Information Science, Kwara State Polytechnic (Ilorin, Nigeria)
  • Department of Library Science, Archives and Information Systems, School of Social Sciences, International Hellenic University (Greece)
  • Department of Municipalities and Trasport (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
  • DIK (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Federal Government Educational Institutions, Cantonments and Garrisions (Karachi, Pakistan)
  • Federal University Dutsin-Ma (Katsina, Nigeria)
  • Goulburn Valley Libraries (Shepparton, Australia)
  • Green Ecology library - Tasos Mitsopoulos (Larnaca, Cyprus)
  • Hume City Council (Melbourne, Australia)
  • IFLA/ENSULIB
  • Illyés Gyula County Library (Szekszárd, Hungary)
  • Koc University Suna Kirac Library (Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Kongsvinger Bibliotek (Kongsvinger, Norway)
  • Kwara State University (Malete, Nigeria)
  • Library Aid Africa (Abuja, Nigeria)
  • Library of Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague, Czechia)
  • Loyola University Chicago, John Felice Rome Center (Rome, Italy)
  • Malmö University Library (Malmo, Sweden)
  • Malvik Library (Hommelvik, Norway)
  • Marymount International School (Paris, France)
  • Mestske Kulturni Stredisko - Cultural Centre (Horni Slakov, Czech Republic)
  • Miranda House, University of Delhi (Delhi, India)
  • Moravian-Silesian Scientific Library in Ostrava
  • National and University library of St. Clement of Ohrid (Skopje, Republic of Macedonia)
  • National Library and Information Services NLIS (Nassau, Bahamas)
  • National Library of Serbia
  • New York University in France (Paris, France)
  • Nilis Univeristy of Columbo (Columbo, Sri Lanka)
  • Panevėžys County Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė public library (Panevėžys. Lithuania)
  • Public Library "Ivan Goran Kovačić"
  • School Libraries of the Ponte de Sor School Group (Ponte de Sor, Portugal)
  • SECTECH Nigeria private library (Abuja, Nigeria)
  • St. Anns college of Engineering & Technology (Chirala, India)
  • Stadtbücherei Braunau am Inn (Braunau am Inn, Österreich)
  • Tata Management Training Center (Pune, India)
  • TechBeam (Lagos, Nigeria)
  • The Documentation and Information Center of the National School of Public Health (Lisbon, Portugal)
  • The National Library of Mexico (Mexico)
  • TU Wien Bibliothek (Vienna, Austria)
  • University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Faisalabad, Pakistan)
  • University of Energy and Natural Resources (Sunyani, Ghana)
  • University of Oslo Library (Oslo, Norway)
  • Vatican School of Librarianship (Rome, Italy)


  • The British Library blogpost: Launching the Green Libraries Manifesto

    Read more on the launch of the Green Libraries Manifesto and the Partnership's aims for the project.

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