April 2025 Newsletter
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.
News
April 23, 2025
Krug Fund Banned Books Week Grant application deadline April 30
Applications Are Open for Judith F.
Member News
April 21, 2025
The Power of Libraries: Social Infrastructure Part II
The Power of Libraries: Social Infrastructure Part II
Wednesday, April 30th | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern
Virtual Program
Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System and founder of the global Sustainable Libraries Initiative), to discuss the critical role libraries play in social infrastructure amidst growing climate threats. Learn about how your local public, school, or academic library can get involved. We encourage you to invite your local university library partners!
Member News
April 2, 2025
Upcoming Webinars Sponsored by the Public Library Association
Upcoming Webinars Sponsored by the Public Library Association
Member News
Upcoming Events
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SLCP Meet Up: Transportation
Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM Eastern
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SLCP Meet Up: Energy
Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM Eastern
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Get ready to breathe easier on the International Day of Clean Air! A time to recognize the amount of work that must be done to reduce the effects of smog, smoke, airborne chemicals like excessive CO₂, and other forms of harmful air pollution.
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SLCP Meet Up: Water
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM Eastern
This month's meetup topic discusses the use of water in the library space!
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The Great Give Back is a community service initiative created by the Suffolk County Public Library Directors Association and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System, in conjunction with the Nassau Library System.
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SLCP Meet Up: Materials & Waste
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM Eastern
This month's meetup topic discusses properly managing waste and materials in the library space!
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