As the registration chair of the Alaska Library Association (AkLA) conference, I feel it is the right thing to insist on going “green” as much as possible. So far, we are collecting pens, plastic bags, copy machine paper (used on one side only), and thinking of burning CDs of presenter’s handouts. For the scholarship silent auction fund raiser, we are re-gifting items and creating “nifty” baskets of slightly used items.
At this point, I’m sure you know what I’m going to ask next…..if you have grocery bags, pens languishing in your desk draws, items from you dreaded Aunt Mabel, baskets, conference type bags, or ideas for other items to recycle. Please bring them to class. I’ll haul them off to our secret librarian lair for reassembly.
If you are interested in creating plarn, in all your spare time, please e-mail me at lballam@northstar.k12.ak.us and I’ll send you the directions. What is plarn? Well it’s yarn that is made from plastic bags, as in Safeway, Fred Meyers, etc.
Also, conferences hand out “goodie” bags to all attendees, so I’m looking for ideas of what to stuff in our handmade bags. So far we have pens, scratch pads, CDs, and gift certificates from the Literacy council.
When is the conference? We have some pens at work that we can donate.
-Jackie
The Alaska Library Association (AkLA) conference will be held Feb. 28 through March 2nd, 2008.
Yes, please bring in pens!!
What an excellent idea! I’ve seen the plyarn bags and they’re such a great way to recycle and produce a strong, usable bag. You’re definitely on the cutting edge! I hope more conferences will follow your lead.