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March 16, 2021

Congratulations, Joanna McCloskey!

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.

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December 13, 2019

Certification Press Release 2019

First “Sustainable Libraries” Certified                                            

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

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October 31, 2019

Sustainability is Now a Core Value of the Library Profession

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.”
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