The SLI will be at LibLearnX this year! 

The Library Learning Experiece

LibLearnX will offer innovative session design concepts on the program to help you learn, network, and find solutions. Participants can expect a combination of different formats geared toward higher-level education conversation, hands-on interaction, and trend-scanning information. 

Three of the SLI's own Advisory Board members will be presenting at this years conference. Be sure to mark your calendars for:

All Jobs are Climate Jobs: Why Library Workers Need to be Climate Action Leaders

Saturday, January 20, 2024
1:00pm – 4:00pm EST
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 316

Presented by:

Jennifer Ferriss (she/her/hers)
Assistant Director
Saratoga Springs Public Library

Lisa G. Kropp, MLS (she/her/hers)
Library Director
Lindenhurst Memorial Library

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Mid-Hudson Library System

Learn how libraries across the United States have dealt with the effects of recent climate events in their communities, and how their long term commitment to climate action helped in a time of immediate need. Libraries in certain areas are witnessing extreme temperatures, flash floods, tornado and hurricane damage, and severe drought affecting the communities they serve. You will leave this workshop with a practical framework to provide accurate information through programs and services while building relationships, trust and credibility in your community. Through group work you will be able to justify and advocate that library work is climate work.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to explain and use the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to design a climate action program or service for their library.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to define best practices for collaborating with other institutions, organizations, and community stakeholders to maximize the impact of climate initiatives in their communities.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to update a standard job description to include climate action work, using the knowledge learned in this session.

 

LibLearnX is education for library professionals, by library professionals.

LibLearnX is designed to be an active learning experience. You will take part in experiential learning "learning by doing" in hands-on workshops, bite-sized presentations, deep dives with engaging discussions, and more. And you can create a schedule of sessions to match your learning style and objectives

Conference Location:

The Baltimore Convention Center
Exhibit Halls E, Swing and F
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
www.bccenter.org