August 23, 2021
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative is pleased to announce that the Longwood Public Library, located in Middle Island, New York, is our latest Certification Program recipient!
August 11, 2021
Start preparing resources and programming for Climate Preparedness Week, Sept 24th-30th.
July 23, 2021
July 20, 2021
We all know this to be the case, but how often do we share the hard numbers on the return on investment of public libraries with our stakeholders? Sharing news stories such as this with your staff, trustees, and local officials is a great way to amplify and articulate the value of libraries to those who are making decisions about resources and funding.
July 9, 2021
We are excited to see our co-founder, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, discussing sustainability and the important role libraries have as leaders in developing and promoting practices aligning with the triple bottom line.
June 10, 2021
A resolution to pursue a goal of carbon neutrality for all American Library Association (ALA) conferences by 2025 was passed during the 2021 ALA Virtual Annual Conference.
March 26, 2021
Congratulations, Patchogue-Medford Public Library!
Patchogue-Medford Public Library in Patchogue, NY, has been certified as a “Sustainable Library” through the award-winning Sustainable Library Certification Program, the first of its kind in the world, through the Sustainable Libraries Initiative and New York Library Association. Patchogue-Medford Public Library will be recognized at the 2021 Annual Conference of the New York Library Association held in Syracuse, NY November 3rd- 6th 2021.
