On Sunday, September 17, 2023, the Sustainable Libraries Initiative's Administrators, joined tens of thousands of climate change activists at The March to End Fossil Fuels in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

Mark your calendars! We are excited to announce the upcoming Northeast Summit on Climate Adaptation for Library Facilities Virtual Summit, scheduled for November 8, 2023, from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Registration will open in August. Keep an eye out for further updates!

The Sustainable Libraries Initiative partners with New York libraries to cultivate library leadership for community resilience.

September is National Preparedness Month (NPM). Launched in 2004, NPM is FEMA’s annual preparedness outreach campaign. NPM is sponsored by FEMA’s Ready Campaign. The Ready Campaign aims to educate and empower Americans during NPM, and throughout the year, to prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies.

Please note - The topic for the next SLCP Meet Up on Thursday, September 7th will be the NexTrex Recycling Challenge.

Libraries for Health and Wellbeing Strategic Framework webinar discussing the development of the framework and how it has shaped the sector’s thinking as well as the recent release of the Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Public Libraries report which demonstrates the economic and social value of public libraries in supporting community health and wellbeing.

Harborfields Public Library Certification Presentation. They began working towards certification through the Sustainable Libraries Certification Program in September 2021 and since then have promoted sustainable thinking and taken action to effect change both inside their building and in their community.

This past May, Claire Mitchell, Teacher-Librarian at the Fairfield Elementary School of the Massapequa Union Free School District, in Massapequa, NY has been certified through the award-winning Sustainable Libraries Certification Program. Claire is the first elementary school Teacher-Librarian to be certified through this program.

         Michelle Statfeld, School Library Media Specialist at the West Babylon Junior High School, is Certified Sustainable. The Sustainable Libraries Initiative recognizes Michelle Statfeld as a leader in sustainability.