Published on September 26, 2023
An Introduction to the Sustainable Libraries Initiative - A New Member Benefit for NYLA Members
Friday, October 6, 2023
10:00 AM
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 leaders be more authentic and focused in their decision making; resource use; service and program design; and partnerships to align with the triple bottom line of sustainability: environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic feasibility. Come and learn about this project and what your library can access now that all NYLA members have a free membership to the SLI for the next year!
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Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MLS, LEED AP) is the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System (NY), the co-founder of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) and principal author of the award-winning Sustainable Library Certification Program. For over twenty-five years, Rebekkah has worked with public libraries across the globe to ensure library services are relevant and responsive so that our communities thrive. Rebekkah is an active member of NYLA and the American Library Association (ALA), most recently chairing the new Council Committee on Sustainability. Rebekkah was presented with the New York Library Association's Outstanding Service to Libraries Award in 2018. Aldrich is an adjunct professor at the Palmer School of Library & Information Science at Long Island University, serves as Library Journal's Sustainability columnist, and has written or co-edited three books for ALA Editions along with authoring the New York State Handbooks for New Directors and Trustees.