Community Centres of the Future: Green Libraries, Ergonomic Design, and Social Sustainability
A community centre with a green library management system and ergonomic design is a holistic approach to creating a sustainable, user-friendly, and eco-friendly knowledge hub. A community centre with a modern library is a shared environmentally conscious public space that combines traditional library services with community-centred activites and amenities. This paper highlights the key features of a modern library in a community centre accompanied by the green library setup that includes sustainable building materials, eco-friendly shelving and furniture, energy-efficient systems, waste reduction, water conservation, improved indoor air quality, flexible and adaptable layout or design, community engagement and education, universal accessibility, digital collections and resources, comfortable seating, adjustable lighting, acoustic comfort. The present paper also discusses the economic benefits, social benefits, operational benefits, and technological benefits of green library management system. Green libraries aim to promote holistic community hubs while executing sustainable practices and providing a healthy, comfortable, and productive learning environment for users and staff.
Authors
- Gautam Mukhopadhyay -
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
- Published
- 2025-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i02.38553
- Primary Topic
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00