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.

First School Librarian, Joanna McCloskey, Certified Sustainable!

Joanna McCloskey, School Librarian at Seaford High School, in Seaford, NY, is the first school librarian to be certified as sustainable 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. Joanna McCloskey will be recognized at the 2021 Annual Conference of the New York Library Association held in Syracuse, NY November 3rd-6th.

The Sustainable Libraries Initiative and New York Library Association has recognized North Babylon Public Library as a sustainability leader.

A message from Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.

Meet and talk with members of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative at ALA 2020 Mid Winter.

First “Sustainable Libraries” Certified                                            

The New York Library Association has recognized three libraries as sustainability leaders

In 2019 the Council of the American Library Association voted to make sustainability a core value of librarianship! “This is a pivotal time for libraries and the communities we serve,” said ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo. “Libraries are helping to better the education and the lifelong learning of the communities they serve. By adding sustainability to its core values, ALA is recognizing that libraries of all types can act as catalysts and inspire future generations to reach solutions that are not only sensible but essential to sustaining life on this planet.”