The Optimized Library: The Green Library

How your library can make environmentally smart decisions and trim the budget

Posted on May 27, 2026 in Videos

“The Optimized Library: Solving the Puzzles of Modern Library Management” is a video series from LibTech Insights, hosted by Sam Suber, Electronic Resources Coordinator at Moraine Valley Community College Library. In this series, Sam explores how mathematical optimization empowers libraries to make smarter, value-driven decisions when facing today’s complex operational hurdles. Check out Sam’s previous work.

With a hot summer on the way and energy costs rising, your library may be thinking of ways to go green and trim down the utilities bill. In this installment, Sam demonstrates how library managers can use Microsoft Excel Solver to minimize monthly utilities expenditures while navigating rigid costs imposed by governing boards. Solver can create a model to keep your library compliant with your institution’s green energy standards and provide the data to back it up.

For more background on Microsoft Excel Solver, refer to Sam’s post, “Maximizing Impact: Using Excel Solver for Optimal Library Budgeting.”

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