green features and community
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Green Features and
Community
Involvement
Margaret Peebles, Director of Branch Services
Gail Borden Public Library District, Rakow Branch
Gail Borden Public Library
District, Rakow BranchMany photos in this presentation are courtesy of Engberg
Anderson, Architects of the Rakow Branch
Gail Borden Public Library,
Elgin, IL
Formulating a “21st
Century Branch”
Growing Interest in
Sustainable Building
and a Greener Elgin
Green Programming and Partnerships
Summer Reading
ECCO: Elgin Climate
Change Organization
Movies,
Discussions and
Demonstrations
RAIN BARRELS ON
PARADE
Branch Ground
Breaking Ground, May
2007
Kids wrote their wishes for the new
branch library on rocks that were buried
on the site.
Branch Opening,
August, 2009
Bookstore Appeal
Face-Out Shelving
Less emphasis on
dewey, more on
categories
Green Construction
LEED Certification
• Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
• U.S. Green Building Council
• Green Building Rating System
• Silver, Gold, Platinum
Green Features• Geothermal Heating
• Zen garden
• Native prairie plants
• Neighborhood Friendly lighting
• Low and no emissions paint
• High albedo Roof
• Low-flow water control
• Collection of books educating about sustainability
and the environment and circulating the Kill-A-Watt
Geothermal Heating
Parking for Low Emissions Vehicles
and Extra Bike Racks.
The “Green” Shelf
Natural Prairie
Plantings
Zen-like Garden
• Rock Seating in the Garden
More innovative
services....
Self-Check Machines
With the option of ‘no receipt’Skype Reference Station
Mediabank 24/7 DVD
dispenser
Customer Response?
Green Features and
Community
Involvement
Margaret Peebles
Director of Branch Services
Gail Borden Public Library District
Rakow Branch
