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Happy Earth Day!

HCPL strengthens communities by pursuing Sustainable Libraries Initiative certification. Here are some books that might inspire you to build sustainability into your life too!

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9 items

  • The 21

    the True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change

    Rusch, Elizabeth,
    Young U.S. citizens fighting for their right to life and liberty in a changing climate.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — 363.738 Rus
  • Winner of the Sisikyou Prize for New Environmental Literature and Earth Day Month selection for the Harris County Employee Book Club!
    Book, 2022Ashland : Ashland Creek Press, [2022] — Copenh
  • Not the End of the World

    How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

    Ritchie, Hannah, 1993-
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Little, Brown Spark, 2024. — 338.927 Rit
  • Pulitzer Prizewinning novel that explores the struggle between humans and nature through stories taking place over decades of our nation's history.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2018] — Powers
  • Saving Us

    a Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

    Hayhoe, Katharine,
    Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe advocates for hope in our fight to adapt to a changing climate.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : One Signal Publishers/Atria Books, 2021. — 363.738 Hay
  • Silent Spring Revolution

    John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening

    Brinkley, Douglas,
    Learn more about the early days of environmental activism.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — 333.72 Bri
  • Wasteland

    the Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future

    Franklin-Wallis, Oliver,
    Find out what happens to the stuff we throw away.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2023. — 363.728 Fra
  • We Hold Our Breath

    a Journey to Texas Between Storms

    Fields, Micah,
    A look at the impact of storms on our own community.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023] — 976.414 Fie
  • A novel in verse about two teens falling in love as they fight for human rights and climate justice in Cuba.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Atheneum, [2023] — Engle