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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi All,</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you so much for coming to today's meetup! So many great updates and ideas were shared, like giving out reusable silicone food storage bags as prizes to thinking about plastic free library card options. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Notes from Introductions: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Margaret (Charlotte, VT) noted that they were participating in Plastic Free July at her library and using the </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PFJ2022_31-Days-of-Tips-Calendar.pdf?mc_cid=f1fa6fff3d&mc_eid=434686ee1f"><span style='color:#1155CC'>calender of activities</span></a><span style='color:black'> provided when you sign up for the challenge.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sara (Lindenhurst, NY) noted the success of their </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://recycle.trex.com/view/programs"><span style='color:#1155CC'>NexTrex plastic film recycling program</span></a><span style='color:black'>. They have held plastic-free events in the past, but that has been a challenge this past year while they are under construction.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Carol (Curtis Memorial, ME) starting the certification process, has a sustainability team set up. Just eliminated most of their plastic book covers.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Tim (Sayville, NY) notes that they are still in the beginning stages of their certification and are helped by their building’s solar and geothermal heating systems.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Plastic Free Ideas:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Debbie (Comsewogue Library, NY) Noted that cutlery has a habit of disappearing from the staff room and needs to be replenished occasionally.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Kristen (Sachem Library, NY) The library has a monthly wellness challenge and this month’s theme is Plastic Free July. Staff members log how many days they are able to avoid using single use plastic items and are entered into a raffle for prizes using a Google Form. They have been integrating sustainability themes into their monthly challenges. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Annemarie (SLI) Noted that finding ways to work sustainability into the tasks that we already do is a great way to make the certification process manageable.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Ken (Copaigue, NY) Interested in the Staff Wellness Challenges at Sachem</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Kristen (Sachem, NY) Monthly staff wellness challenges started a year ago as a mental health initiative. It is voluntary for staff to participate, she emphasized that the focus is on grace, not perfection (which is great to keep in mind, especially when starting something new). Each month has a different theme. Prizes are raffled each month with a budget of about $50. Sometimes there is one big prize, sometimes a few smaller prizes are raffled off. For this month’s plastic free theme, they are raffling off silicone snack bags and there will be a few winners.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Kristen shared the form that the staff uses to record their participation: </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoSJgv3f6BDi38bogIJ3CnYeN2bi15kMmo9eXe1uH6Xk49zQ/viewform"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoSJgv3f6BDi38bogIJ3CnYeN2bi15kMmo9eXe1uH6Xk49zQ/viewform</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>And their past themes and prizes:</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Safety- electric tire inflator</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Creativity- Michaels gift card</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sustainability- herb garden starter kit</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Simplify- "A Simplified Life" By Emily Ley </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Fitness- yoga mats</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Self Care- facial steamer</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sleep- silk sleep masks</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Walking- Cozy socks </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hydrating- water bottle</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Cooking (cooking your own food/less eating out)- green/healthy skillet</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Reading- amazon gift card</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>(Contact sliadmin@suffolknet.org for Kristen’s contact information if you have any more questions)</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Question about plastic free library cards:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lisa (Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY) Mentioned seeing bamboo cards. Her library offers digital library cards that can be scanned. Patrons may request a paper card. She emphasized questioning practices and policies to see where things might need to evolve.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Debbie (Comsewogue Library, NY) Consumer expectation has shifted to much more comfort with digital cards and scanning.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Tim (Sayville, NY) The propagation station set up several months ago is going well. There are more people taking cuttings than leaving them. They have partnered with their local garden club to keep plants available and have a variety of different kinds of plants. Picture from Sayville Library’s Instagram feed:</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=625 height=468 style='width:6.5069in;height:4.875in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01D89214.1634F440" alt="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/1gN8z6Mmc7Cv714JT3uwwoo7JwCGjhpPqOhnAjLPHE2-MrNnIAS69aIoJ-fF64PT2x5dY8Pk_cWJVndjKoiySb99IkINaoGmKAZb1YXVSiaBMFO-nfVQO1QYqGRD5LwR0YijXSkQ24xn8uZubv8"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Question about EV Charging Stations</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Debbie (Comsewogue Public Library, NY) Interested in partnering with her county government. There have been informational webinars.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lisa (Lindenhurst, NY) Installed two chargers when they renovated the parking lot. They received</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.nysenate.gov/issues/state-and-municipal-sam-facilities-grant"><span style='color:#1155CC'> grant money</span></a><span style='color:black'> from their State Senator and set up </span><a href="https://www.chargepoint.com/"><span style='color:#1155CC'>Charge Point </span></a><span style='color:black'>Charging Stations. First two hours are free, $3/hour after. With the Charge Point account system, they may be able to partner with Suffok County by creating a group account and tallying the charge cost on a monthly basis.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Debbie (Comsewogue Public Library, NY) Charging stations could be another evolving consumer expectation and libraries can be in the lead on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you again for a great meetup and don’t forget to sign up for the next one <a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/event/slcp-online-meetup-25">here</a>. 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