World Environment Day - Niagara Falls Public Library

June 5 marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day. A United Nations international day, World Environment Day celebrates environmental action and the power of governments, businesses and individuals to create a more sustainable world.

This year, the World Environment Day campaign, #BeatPlasticPollution, calls for global solutions to combat plastic pollution. Learn more about World Environment Day and this year’s campaign on the website: worldenvironmentday.global

We put together a list that has just a few books and DVDs to check out to celebrate the day and to learn more about the environment. We’ll share a few titles below and find the full list here: nfpl.info/WorldEnvironmentDay

DVDs
The Green Planet from the BBC and narrated by David Attenborough (Borrow)
Earth Emergency from PBS and narrated by Richard Gere (Borrow)

Books for Adults
The Future We Choose by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac (Borrow)
Waste Not Everyday by Erin Rhoads (Borrow)

Books for Kids
Earth’s Incredible Oceans written by Jess French, illustrated by Claire McElfatrick (Borrow)
Under Your Feet written by Dr. Jackie Stroud and Dr. Marc Redmile-Gordon, illustrated by Wenjia Tang (Borrow)