National Climate Action Strategy Slide
Library Leaders of the World Unite!
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.
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January 16, 2026
Windsor Public Library is Certified Sustainable
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January 16, 2026
Windsor Public Library is Certified Sustainable
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative recognizes Windsor Public Library
as a leader in sustainability.
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January 9, 2026
Alice L. Pendleton Library is Certified Sustainable!
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January 9, 2026
Alice L. Pendleton Library is Certified Sustainable
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative recognizes Alice L. Pendleton Library
as a leader in sustainability.
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December 29, 2025
John Jermain Memorial Library is Certified Sustainable
For Immediate Release
December 29, 2025
John Jermain Memorial Library is Certified Sustainable
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative recognizes John Jermain Memorial Library
as a leader in sustainability.
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