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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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September 18, 2023

The March to End Fossil Fuels

On Sunday, September 17, 2023, the Sustainable Libraries Initiative's Administrators, joined tens of thousands of climate change activists at The March to End Fossil Fuels in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
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Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone, SLI Members
Program Type: Webinars
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Sustainable Libraries: Resources and Webinars for Climate Action   WebJunction and the Sustainable Libraries Initiative team up to support libraries in creating a more sustainable future WebJunction and the Sustainable Librarie...
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Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone
Program Type: Webinars
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Climate Justice October 3, 2023 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT Explore the disproportional impacts of climate change on systematically oppressed communities. Learn how libraries can help lead the way to a just transition of our communities to st...
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Yom Kippur

10/04/2023 @ 6:00pm - 10/05/2023 @ 6:00pm
Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone
Program Type: Celebrate!
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Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone, SLI Members
Program Type: Meetups
Registration Required
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Join us for questions and discussion among Sustainable Libraries Certification Program participants as we discuss Section I. of the Action Item Form, "Social Cohesion." Please contact us with any questions. ...
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This event is in the "Webinars" group.
Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone
Program Type: Conference, Webinars
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The SLI was created thanks to a group of colleagues who wanted to help libraries step up and own their role as sustainability leaders in the face of the effects of climate change. We’ve developed tools, resources and methodologies that help library l...
This event is in the "Celebrate!" group.
Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone
Program Type: Celebrate!
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The Great Give Back is a community service initiative created by the Suffolk County Public Library Directors Association and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, in conjunction with the Nassau Library System. The mission of The Great Give Back ...
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Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone
Program Type: Celebrate!
This event is in the "Webinars" group.
Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone
Program Type: Webinars
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  November 8, 2023 9:30 AM-12:30 PM In partnership with Northeast State Libraries: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine This kick-off summit is the first joint partnership of ...
This event is in the "Celebrate!" group.
Location: Online Location
Audience: Everyone
Program Type: Celebrate!