[SCLA] Introducing A New Partnership with the New York Library Association

[alex at suffolknet.org]

PDF version of Press Release attached.

 

 



 

 

For Immediate Release

September 6, 2023

 

Sustainable Libraries Initiative partners with New York Library Association

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

 

New York - September 6, 2023 - The Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI)
and the New York Library Association (NYLA) have announced a new partnership
to provide resources and tools to all NYLA members that will accelerate work
in libraries to build communities that will thrive when faced with the
challenges of climate change. 

 

Through this partnership, NYLA members will join an international network of
members who are using tools created or compiled by SLI to uncover ways that
their libraries and communities will understand, lessen, and adapt to the
effects of climate change. These include a custom CO2 calculator to help
them estimate their current institutional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions so
they can measure progress in reducing GHG emissions; a vendor list to source
more environmentally-friendly products and services; policy examples; a
webinar archive and the Road Map to Sustainability resource to help with
planning. NYLA members will also receive a 20% discount on the award-winning
Sustainable Library Certification Program.

 

"The New York Library Association is beyond excited to formalize our
partnership with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative," said AnnaLee Dragon,
Executive Director of NYLA, "Sustainable thinking and action are vital to
our membership, our profession, and our world. It is important for our
association to stand in our values, and it is our great fortune that the SLI
is based in our state and has offered to give our members access to these
critical resources."

 

"We applaud the New York Library Association for seeking this partnership to
enable all of their members to accelerate their adoption of sustainable
thinking," said Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Board President of the Sustainable
Libraries Initiative, "Positioning New York's library community as leaders
in the conversation about climate change mitigation and adaptation is a
strong move to ensure libraries contribute to their community's resilience
and remain relevant and responsive institutions."

 

The Sustainable Libraries Initiative and the one-of-a-kind Sustainable
Library Certification Program (SLCP) provide tools and resources for public,
academic, and school librarians to shift their policies and practices to
align with the principles of triple-bottom-line sustainability:
environmentally sound decisions, advancing social equity, and considering
the economic feasibility of all choices. The program is designed to guide
participants to look to their communities to identify needs and potential
partners, adjust their current practices to align with the
triple-bottom-line definition of sustainability, and reflect on how these
actions are having a real impact in their organization and community.

 

This makes New York the fourth statewide organization to engage with the
SLI, joining the New Jersey Library Association, the California State
Library and the Vermont Community Foundation who have all found ways to
connect the libraries of their state with SLI resources to accelerate
climate action.

 

NYLA members will receive a message directly from NYLA regarding how to
access SLI resources.

 

Sustainable Libraries Initiative

 

The Sustainable Libraries Initiative is a member-driven organization that
empowers library professionals to be leaders in triple-bottom-line
sustainability (environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic
feasibility) both within their organizations and in their communities. The
Sustainable Library Certification Program is now enrolling public and
academic libraries nationwide, school librarians throughout New York State.

 

New York Library Association

 

Established in 1890, NYLA leads, educates, and advocates for the advancement
of the New York library community.

 

For more information, see the Sustainable Libraries Initiative website
(https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org
<https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8
d7c10c132387cb4eaa35f457&id=11ab8244d4&e=764f61a8fa> ) or contact:
Alex Blend, Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainable Libraries Initiative
<https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8
d7c10c132387cb4eaa35f457&id=df54e65c0c&e=764f61a8fa> 
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
<https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8
d7c10c132387cb4eaa35f457&id=732d3764c8&e=764f61a8fa> 
631-286-1600 x1355
sliadmin at suffolknet.org <mailto:sliadmin at suffolknet.org> 

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