Helene Bruhn Schwartzman on Planetary Co-Design in Libraries | Green Masterclass
Across Europe, libraries and community organisations are responding to growing social and environmental challenges, which is transforming their role and day‑to‑day work. To meet these evolving responsibilities, library professionals need new skills and approaches to innovate, collaborate, and lead change.
As part of our project BUDDIES – Connected Libraries & Communities, the Aarhus Public Libraries is organising a series of masterclasses along Europe’s key transitions: Digital, Green, and Social, also corresponding to the focus areas of The Europe Challenge programme. Two presentations from the first masterclass, dedicated to the Green transition, are now publicly available and feature insights from library innovators Nate Hill and Helene Bruhn Schwartzman.
Helene Bruhn Schwartzman’s presentation introduces planetary co‑design in libraries, highlighting design as a practice and eco‑centred thinking as key approaches for building a more sustainable future. Her work as a Library Transformer at Aarhus Public Libraries demonstrates how libraries can embed environmental responsibility into everyday operations and community engagement.
