Yes libraries. And I'm not just saying that cos my mum's a librarian.
1. If you borrow books to read from libraries instead of buying them, this reduces the number of trees cut down to make the paper, because one book goes round 30 people instead of 1. Fewer trees cut down means more still standing to absorb carbon. (Although many books are now printed on pulp from well-managed sustainable forests, in which a tree is planted for every one cut down, so I wouldn't deny yourself buying books completely.)
2. If you borrow books to read from libraries and buy fewer, this means fewer books need to be made, saving carbon on the energy used producing them and transporting them to the bookstore (sorry booksellers).
3. When you're in the library getting some fiction to read, you can also go to the non-fiction section and find some books about organic gardening/how to fix a washing machine/ethical shopping and a whole host of other green wonders.
Voila!
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