The recording of ALA SustainRT's Webinar, "Sustainability, Does It Need To Be Certified?" is now available. Check it out to see Longwood Public Library Director, Lisa Jacobs, discuss the steps her library took both before and during the Sustainable Libraries Initiative Certification process.

ALA SustainRT is presenting a webinar with Longwood Public Library Director, Lisa Jacobs, who will discuss the steps that her library took to become certified and how the process expanded the sustainable decisions and actions that her library had already taken.

“Sustainability, Does It Need to Be Certified?”

November 4th, 2021

12:00-12:30 PM Eastern

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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!  

Start preparing resources and programming for Climate Preparedness Week, Sept 24th-30th.

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.

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. 

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.