Active SLI Members should act quick! There are only a few free spots left for us to giveaway. Act now!

One library’s year-long initiative of utilizing library resources and community partnerships to empower individual change toward building a sustainable future.

The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) is delighted to announce a partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) to create a strategic plan for library professionals to address climate change. The SLI’s mission is to empower library leaders to advance environmentally sound, socially equitable, and economically feasible practices to intentionally address climate change and co-create thriving communities.

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.

Mark your calendars! We are excited to announce the upcoming Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities Virtual Summit, scheduled for November 8, 2023, from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Registration will open in August. Keep an eye out for further updates!

September is National Preparedness Month (NPM). Launched in 2004, NPM is FEMA’s annual preparedness outreach campaign. NPM is sponsored by FEMA’s Ready Campaign. The Ready Campaign aims to educate and empower Americans during NPM, and throughout the year, to prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies.

Please note - The topic for the next SLCP Meet Up on Thursday, September 7th will be the NexTrex Recycling Challenge.

Libraries for Health and Wellbeing Strategic Framework webinar discussing the development of the framework and how it has shaped the sector’s thinking as well as the recent release of the Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Public Libraries report which demonstrates the economic and social value of public libraries in supporting community health and wellbeing.