Explore how libraries worldwide contribute to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Use the search bar to find SDG stories by country or select goals below to navigate stories around topics.
Total SDG Stories
61Stories
Countries with SDG Stories
37Countries
Russian Federation
Goals: 3, 4, 11, 17
Children with Special Needs Read to Dogs to Develop Language Skills at the Library
In Ufa, the capital of the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, also known as Bashkiria, statistics...
Ukraine
Goals: 4, 12, 13, 17
Library’s Garbage Hero educates children in eco-thinking and recycling
According to the NGO Ukraine without Garbage, about 10 million tons of garbage are shipped...
Ukraine
Goals: 4, 17
Library’s Fairytale Tram project increases reading engagement and contributes to childhood development
In 2014, a study on reading habits and attitudes in Ukraine found that almost half...
Argentina
Goals: 4, 10
Bebeteca empowers families and children with disabilities with inclusive early childhood development programme
In 2018, the Suzuki Foundation created the first specialised service for babies and children with...
India
Goals: 4, 9, 11
Library resources and services increase output of institution’s urbanisation research
The urbanisation collection at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Library supports researchers and...
Singapore
Goals: 8, 10, 11, 17
Library’s digitisation centre provides training and employment for people with special needs
Singapore’s National Library Board (NLB) has partnered with the Autism Resource Centre (ARC) to create...
Ireland
Goals: 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13
Library’s campaign improves sustainability and decreases resource consumption
In 2016, the University College Cork (UCC) Library launched its sustainability campaign, Love Our Library....
Argentina
Goals: 5, 10, 16
Community library’s Women’s Circle educates to reduce gender-based violence
Between 2013 and 2018, more than 500,000 incidents of violence against women were registered in...