By April Shaw
This April, KLIC is celebrating Earth Month 2025!
First celebrated on April 4th, 1970, Earth Month is a time to
raise awareness for environmental issues that affect our present and future, to
create a dialog about solutions to the ongoing climate crisis we face and motivate
our communities to action.
Marie Cullis—KLIC Acquisitions and Green Team Leader at
Chattanooga State—is a passionate advocate on this subject:
“This is the only planet we have, and it is our habitat.
We are the only species that intentionally harms its own habitat. We need to
change that. […] That's why we all need to learn about these topics. I hope
my display can help a few people learn more!”
The Earth Month display tackles four categories in particular: climate change/crisis, pollution and plastic, endangered species, and environmental solutions. If any of these subjects are of interest to you, stop by and check out this mini collection!
Marie took a varied approach when preparing for this display. Her curated collection of resources includes books, e-books, audiobooks, films, and even children’s books. It is an excellent representation of the extent of information we have available on this subject, and there is still more on the shelves and online!
KLIC even offers a specific Green Collection available to browse via Libby. We hope this display will
be a launch point for environmental activism within our community!
Feel inspired to act? We encourage you to take advantage of both print and online resources—including Marie’s own website on climate change—so you can be armed with information to start your own campaign! Here are four simple actions you can start with:
1. Planting a tree
2. Donating to a related charity
3. Saving on household energy for a month
4. Hold an event for Earth Action Day (Apr 22)
It is important to know that the solutions are out there, and we should not wait for others to act first. We can be the change for ourselves and for future generations.
Explore more from KLIC at library.chattanoogastate.edu and on Instagram and Facebook.
- AS
