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Alice Chambers Memorial Library (ACML)

Manitoba Eco-Network's Alice Chambers Memorial Library houses a variety of videos and print materials on various environmental topics.

3rd Floor (above MEC), 303 Portage Ave. Winnipeg MB R3B 2B4
Open 9:00 - 4:30, Monday to Friday
Email library@mbeconetwork.org for more information.


We do not yet have our library catalogue online, but if you are looking for a particular research topic, you can e-mail us at library@mbeconetwork.org or phone 947-6511 and we can provide you with a list of books, journals, vertical files, etc. on your topic.


The Alice Chambers Memorial Library is part of ELM (Environmental Libraries of Manitoba). Visit www.envirolibraries.mb.ca for links to other environmental information resources available locally.

Interlibrary Loans

For those who do not live in the Winnipeg area, but would like to borrow materials from our library, we have an interlibrary loan program that may work for you. All written materials can be mailed out to you, with return postage, at no cost. Movies and other media are not eligible for library rates and we charge the basic costs of what Canada Post charges us for these Items. If you're interested in using this service, please phone or e-mail us with any questions.

New Books: 

TAR SANDS SHOWDOWN: CANADA AND THE NEW POLITICS OF OIL IN AN AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

by Tony Clarke

Published by James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, Toronto, 2008

 


INSIDE THE BOTTLE: EXPOSING THE BOTTLED WATER INDUSTRY

by Tony Clarke

Published by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives & Polaris Institute, 2007



HOW TO WIN CAMPAIGNS: 100 STEPS TO SUCCESS

by Chris Rose

Published by Earthscan, London, 2005

 


 

 

New DVDs:


THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO
by Marie-Monique Robin
2008

AT THE TROUGH
2008

A SENSE OF WONDER

2008

 

 

New Periodicals:

 

ALTERNATIVES
Vol 35, No. 4, 2009
Theme: The New Ecology


EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL
Spring 2009
Cover Story: "They Came From the Deep: The incredible out-of-control jellyfish"


ECO-JOURNAL
Vol 19, No. 3, May/June 2009
Cover story: "Why Not Spend Your Summer on Sustainability? A profile of environmentalist Ryan Anderson"


NATURE MANITOBA NEWS

Vol 1, No. 4, June 2009

Cover story: "Birds and Research in Manitoba"


NATURAL LIFE
May/June 2009
Feature article: “Parenting with Nature”


WORLD WATCH  
May/June 2009 Vol 22, No. 3
Feature article: "Is Local food Better?"

 
 
 
 
 

Online Resources:

Get Involved: How Youth Can Create Community-Based Initiatives (External link)

Human Activity and the Environment: Annual Statistics (Statistics Canada, 2006, External link)

Recycled Plastic Products Directory (PlasticsResource.com, External link)

Sustainability Network - Internet Resources (External link)

  • This page has links to countless internet resources of use to NGOs that are organized by topic.

Women in Canada, Fifth edition: A gender-based statistical report (Statistics Canada, 2006, External link)

Other Libraries:

Journal Holdings at Downtown Environmental LibrariesAMICUS (National Library of Canada)
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Library
Conservation and Environment Library
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (includes Freshwater Institute Library)
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Manitoba Public Library Information Network (MAPLIN)
Red River College
University of Manitoba
University of Winnipeg
Winnipeg Public Library

 

 

 

 

 


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