Ever since I was young, spurred on by my Recycling Queen aunt, my brother and I become very conscious of recycling and our global footprints. I started recycling papers, cans, bottles and reusing anything that could possibly be reused. I bought natural cotton clothing and started shopping at the Goodwill. I do not buy overpackaged products or waste water or electricity. Below are some earth-friendly libraries and museums that I found.

Special Libraries

from the Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers, 40th ed., 2012

Australian Conservation Foundation Library
60 Leicester St., Level 1
Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Environmental issues

Bermuda Department of Environmental Protection Library
Botanical Gardens, Paget
PO Box HM 834
Hamilton HM CX, Bermuda
Horticulture, environmental protection, Bermuda natural history

Campaign to Protect Rural England Library
128 Southwark St.
London SE1 0SW, United Kingdom
Ecology, environmental government policy, transport planning, rural matters

China Geological Library
29 Xueuan St.
Haidian District
Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
Geology, structure, stratigraphy, land resource, ocean, environmental geology, paleontology, rocks, minerals, mineral deposits, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrographic geology, engineering geology, analysis and identification of rocks and minerals, geological reconnaissance survey methods

Grow New York City Library
51 Chambers St., Rm. 228
New York, NY 10007
212-788-7935
Horticulture, landscaping, urban technology, environmental education, architecture, playgrounds, recreation

Denmark National Environment Research Institute Library
Box 358
Frederiksborgvej 399
DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Ecology, microbiology, air pollution, policy analysis, Arctic environment, lakes, rivers, estuaries

Egypt Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs - Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Library
30 Misr Helwan El-Zyrae Rd.
Cairo, Egypt
Environment - wastes, pollution, biological diversity

Estonian Society for Nature Conservation Library
Koidu 80
EE-10139 Tallinn, Estonia
Environmental protection, natural resources

European Institute of Environmental Medicine Library
GR-162 32 Athens, Greece
Physiology, biology, biochemistry, environmental physiology, cosmic physiology, applied physiology, hypokinetic physiology

Friends of the Earth Scotland Library
Thorn House
5 Rose St.
Edinburgh EH2 2PR, United Kingdom
Environmental issues, such as air pollution and climate change

German Alpine Club Library
Praterinsel 5
D-80538 Munich, Germany
Mountains, mountaineering, history, culture, architecture, natural science, environmental and social science

Grassland Society of Southern Africa Library
PO Box 41
Hilton
Pietermaritzburg 3245, Republic of South Africa
Rangelands, ecology, animal science, genetics, botany, zoology, environmental science, wildlife management, agriculture

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Library
PO Box 1379
2-68 Flinders St.
Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia
Management - natural resource, marine park; marine protected area planning and management; environmental impact assessment; national park planning; coral reef ecology; environmental monitoring; environmental law

Greenpeace Belgium Library
Haachtsesteenweg 159
B-1030 Brussels, Belgium
Ecology, environmental protection

Harvard Environmental Law Society Library
Harvard Law School
Pound Hall
1563 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-4516

India National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Library and Documentation Division
Nehru Marg
Nagpur 440020, Maharashtra, India
Environmental science and engineering

Israel Ministry of Health - Research Institute for Environmental Health Library
Tel Aviv University
Sackler School of Medicine
69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

Italy Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Library
Via Emilia Parmense 84
I-29100 Piacenza, Italy
Agriculture, environmental issues

Jamaica National Environment and Planning Agency Library
11 Caledonia Ave.
PO Box 305
Kingston, Jamaica
876-754-7543
Ecology, conservation of natural resources, environmental policy, planning and development, environment legislation, biological diversity

Kuwait Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment Library
PO Box 26388
Safat 13124, Kuwait
Environment, marine ecology

Latvian Fund for Nature Library
Dzirnavu St. 73-2
LV-1011 Riga, Latvia
Environmental protection, biodiversity

Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles Library
1C Licavitou St.
GR-106 72 Athens, Greece
Marine turtle biology and conservation, coastal assessments, environmental education, legislation on sea turtles

Mexico Institute of Ecology Library
Apartado Postal 63
Xalapa
91070 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Ecology, botany, zoology, taxonomy, natural resources management, evolution, agriculture, conservation

Nanjing Botanical Garden - Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Library
PO Box 1435
Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
Botany; plant taxonomy; horticulture; plants for medical use; plant protection, ecology, physiology, breeding; environmental protection; chemistry; agronomy

Norway Ministry of the Environment Library
PO Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo, Norway
The environment, waste, air pollution, nature conservation, water pollution, International environmental question, cultural heritage

Poland Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nature Resources and Forestry - Forest Research Institute Library
3 Braci Lesnej St.
Sekocin Stary
PL-050-090 Raszyn, Poland
Forestry, natural resources

Sierra Club - William E. Colby Memorial Library
85 2nd St., 2nd Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
415-977-5506
Environmental policy, conservation, energy policy, mountaineering, natural history, Sierra Nevada

Slovak Republic - Ministry of Environment - ENVIRO Information Branch
Hlboka 2
812 35 Bratislava, Slovakia
Global resources and environment, environmental management, ecology, chemistry, biogeochemical cycles, pollutants, geology, earth sciences, energy, atmosphere, climate, weather, air pollution, atmospheric chemistry, acid rain, freshwater, freshwater biology, water pollution

Swiss Federal Research Station for Agroecology and Landscape Library
Reckenholzstrasse 191
CH-8046 Zurich, Switzerland
Ecology, farming, natural resources, eco-control

International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Bangladesh Library
Bangladesh Country Office
House No. 11, Rd. No. 138
Gulshan-1
Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Conservation of nature and natural resources, environmental impact assessments, environmental law, environmental policy, environmental education, land use, wetlands, biodiversity, protected areas, climate change, medicinal plants, wildlife, forestry, fisheries, sustainable development

Worldwide Fund for Nature, Pakistan - Environment Data Resource Centre
Ferozepur Rd.
PO Box 5180
Lahore 54600, Pakistan
Conservation and environmental issues

Museums

• Green Museum
• International Wildlife Museum