This library is an imagined collection created for a student portfolio project. While some names, locations, and universities do exist in real list, they are used fictionally.
The Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Climate Change & Sustainable Agriculture Collection (Dr. J CCSA Collection) is in the Agricultural Library at the University of Connecticut Algoresville. A relatively new collection, resources here date back to the 1980s when the effects of climate change became difficult to deny for many. Most of the resources were published in the last 20 years as sustainable agriculture became a necessary weapon to combat global warming. Established in 2019 prior to the start of her podcast on fighting climate change, How to Save a Planet, the collection is modest in size but growing. With 100 volumes in addition to periodicals and legal documents on climate change, sustainable gardening, and sustainable agriculture. These are valuable resources for the rural community of Algoresville, Connecticut. The Dr. J CCSA Collection also contains videos and podcasts recordings in digital formats related to climate change. The humble collection stacks are accompanied by the AOC Study Center, a combination reading and listening room which is boasts comfy, sustainable furniture and rotating exhibitions on climate change politics. The collection is funded publicly through monetary and in-kind donations and staff positions are supported by the greater university libraries.
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