(24 Jul 2022) National Library Board Singapore has won the category of “Best Green Library” of the 7th IFLA Green Library Award with its revamp project of Choa Chu Kang Public Library.
The winner of the other category, “Best Green Library Project” is Médiathèque de la Canopée-la fontaine, France. Special recognition goes to Colombia, Cali, Comuna 1 Cultural Center Public Library—“The Neighborhood Path”
Short-listed runners-ups are:
Category “Best Green Library”
- Bulgaria, Burgas, Regional Library “P. K. Yavorov”—“Communal BiblioBurgas”
- Colombia, Cali, La Leonera Cultural Center Public Library—“La Leonera Cultural Center Public Library 2022”
- Spain, Barcelona, Collserola – Josep Miracle Library—“Biblionatura Collserola Library. A Green Proposal in the City of Barcelona”
- USA, Boston, MA, Valente Branch Library—“Cambridge Public Library – Valente Branch”
Category “Best Green Library Project”
- Belgium, Jette, BiblioJette and BibJette—“Adopt a Plant at Your Public Library: the Plantotek Project”
- France, Médiathèque Mouezh ar gallon, Tourc’h—“A Shared Garden Library to Develop Biodiversity”
- Norway, Lier, Lier bibliotek—“The Fish That Take Root”
Source: IFLA
