National Climate Action Strategy Slide
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) provides library leaders with a proven path forward to co-create libraries and communities that will thrive in the coming years. The Sustainable Library Certification Program and the SLI community of practice focuses your leadership to enable your library, and ultimately your community, to become more environmentally sound, socially equitable and economically feasible.
April 13, 2026
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2026
Sachem Public Library is Certified Sustainable
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative recognizes Sachem Public Library
as a leader in sustainability.
March 26, 2026
Sustainable Libraries Initiative Awarded $175,000 for Operationalizing Community Resilience: Creating a Training and Partnership Model for Libraries
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Public Knowledge program to lead a 15-month project titled Operationalizing Community Resilience: Creating a Training and Partnership Model for Libraries. The grant will be administered by Educopia, SLI’s fiscal sponsor.
January 16, 2026
For Immediate Release
January 16, 2026
Windsor Public Library is Certified Sustainable
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative recognizes Windsor Public Library
as a leader in sustainability.
Join the Movement: Libraries as Hubs for Citizen Science
Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 2:00 PM Eastern
This month's meetup topic discusses the sustainability of a library's outdoor spaces!