National Climate Action Strategy Slide
Library Leaders of the World Unite!
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) provides library leaders with a proven path forward to co-create libraries and communities that will thrive in the coming years. The Sustainable Library Certification Program and the SLI community of practice focuses your leadership to enable your library, and ultimately your community, to become more environmentally sound, socially equitable and economically feasible.
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April 23, 2025
Krug Fund Banned Books Week Grant application deadline April 30
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April 21, 2025
The Power of Libraries: Social Infrastructure Part II
The Power of Libraries: Social Infrastructure Part II
Wednesday, April 30th | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern
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Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System and founder of the global Sustainable Libraries Initiative), to discuss the critical role libraries play in social infrastructure amidst growing climate threats. Learn about how your local public, school, or academic library can get involved. We encourage you to invite your local university library partners!
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April 2, 2025
Upcoming Webinars Sponsored by the Public Library Association
Upcoming Webinars Sponsored by the Public Library Association
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Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM Eastern
This month's meetup topic discusses the sustainability of a library's outdoor spaces!
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Sustaining a Seed Library: Borrowing Procedures & Community Donations
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 12:00 PM Eastern
Interested in starting or improving a seed library at your public library?
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SLCP Meet Up: Transportation
Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM Eastern
