1. There are many ways to
become green at the library!
 You can call ahead or
check the online catalog
to see if a item is available
before driving to the li-
brary.
 You can read newspapers
or magazines at the library
instead of having them
delivered to your home.
 Most magazines are avail-
able through one of the
library’s online databases.
 You can take a class online
for free through Ed2Go.
Enroll by visiting the li-
brary’s website.
300 Chandler Street
Tewksbury MA 01876
www.tewksburypl.org
Phone: 978-640-4490
Email: mteref@mvlc.org
GOINGGREEN@THE
TEWKSBURYPUBLIC
LIBRARY
 Ride your bike or walk to your
local library. The library has a
bike rack near the front
entrance.
 Bring in old glasses, cell phones,
batteries and ink cartages to
our community area for
recycling.
 Instead of turning up the air-
conditioner or the heat visit the
library, it is cool in the summer
and warm in the winter.
 Take the stairs instead of the
elevator.
 Bring in your reusable bags to
carry your items home.
 Learn how to start a garden by
reading books/magazine
articles or by watching a DVD
available at the library.
 Sign up for our online
newsletter.
 Preview any document before
you print it.
Did you know... eBook & Audiobooks
The library has free eBooks
and audiobooks through the
libraries website!
To access these digital
materials you will need:
 A valid library card from a
library that is a member
of the Merrimack Valley
Library Consortium.
 Internet access
 A computer or device
that meets the system
requirements for the
type(s) of digital
materials you wish to
check out.
Items may be borrowed for
7, 14, or 21 days.
You can have up to 5 books
checked out at one time and
you can place up to 10 holds
on books currently checked
out!

2. Going Green Resources
Blessed Unrest: How The Largest
Movement In The World Came In-
to Being And Why No One Saw It
Coming written by Paul Hawken
(333.72)
Generation Green: The Ultimate
Teen Guide To Living An Eco-
Friendly Life written by Linda Siv-
ersten (333.72 Siv)
Green Guide written by the editors
of the Green Guide Magazine
(332.72 Gre)
Green Living for Dummies written
by Yvonne Jeffery (333.72 Jef)
Green Chic: Saving The Earth In
Style written by Christie Matheson
(333.72 Mat)
Hot, Flat and Crowded written by
Thomas L. Friedman (363.7 Fri)
Living Like Ed written by Ed Begley
(333.72 Beg)
Building Green: A Complete How-
To Guide To Alternative Building
Methods written by Clarke Snell
(690.837 Sne)
Cut Your Energy Bills Now: 150
Smart Ways To Save Money &
Make Your Home More Comforta-
ble & Green written by Bruce Har-
ley (644 Har)
Green Interior Design written by
Lori Dennis (747 Den)
Organic Housekeeping written by
Ellen Sandbeck (648.5 San)
Save Energy And Cut Your Bills
written by Nick White (644 Whi)
So You Want To Be A Garden De-
signer written by Love Albrecht
Howard (712.023 How)
True Green Home: 100 Inspiration-
al Ideas For Creating A Green Envi-
ronment At Home written by Kim
McKay (690.837 McK)
General
Information
Home/Yard Food Reusing & Recycling
Altered Art: Techniques for
Creating Altered Books, Boxes,
Cards & More written by Terry
Taylor (745.5 Tay)
Create An Oasis With
Greywater: Choosing, Building
And Using Greywater Systems
written by Art Ludwig
(628.3623)
Don’t Throw It, Grow It!: 58
Windowsill Plants From
Kitchen Scraps written by
Deborah Peterson (635 Pet)
Don’t Throw It Out: Recycle,
Renew, And Reuse To Make
Things Last written by Laura
Leist (363.728 Bai)
50 Green Projects For The Evil
Genius written by Jamil Shariff
(ebook)
Bringing It To The Table: On
Farming and Good written by
Wendell Berry (630.973 Ber)
The Compassionate Carnivore: Or,
How To Keep Animals Happy, Save
Old MacDonald’s Farm, Reduce
Your Hoofprint, And Still Eat Meat
written by Catherine Friend (641.36
Fri)
Feeding Baby Green written by
Alan Greene (PTSN 618.92 Gre)
Food Matters: A Guide to
Conscious Eating With More Than
75 Recipes written by Mark
Bittman (613.2 Bit)
Growing Up Green: Baby and Child
Care written by Deirde Imus (PTSN
333.72 Imu)
In The Green Kitchen: Techniques
To Learn By Heart written by Alice
Waters (641.5636 Wat)