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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/media/document/145"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=143 height=186 style='width:1.4916in;height:1.9333in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.png@01D80079.3167F910"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our <a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/media/document/145">January 2022 Newsletter</a> is now available by clicking the links above, downloading the pdf attachment, or reading the full text below.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Sustainable Libraries Initiative Newsletter<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>January 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Breaking News<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The ‘Community Gardening at Your Library’ </span><a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/community-gardening-your-library-webinar">webinar recording</a><span style='color:black'> is now accessible on the SLI website. It is available in the ‘</span><a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/resources">Resources</a><span style='color:black'>’ section for a limited time after which it will be in our ‘Members Only Resources’ section. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Climate Action Now</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>SLI co-founder, Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, is once again contributing a Sustainability column to </span><a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Library Journal</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>. In the </span><a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/Climate-Action-Now-Sustainability"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>December 2021 article</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>, practical strategies are presented for libraries to identify and plan for climate risks. The time is now for libraries to step forward and position their organizations as a source of vital resources and support for their communities. Read this article and the entire </span><a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/search?query=rebekkah"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sustainability Column archive</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> on the </span><a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/author?query=Rebekkah%20Smith%20Aldrich"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>Library Journal site</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>. </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Community Solar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>This month we have a guest contributor to our newsletter, Joe Montuori. Joe is a library board member at </span><a href="https://mahopaclibrary.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Mahopac Public Library</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> in Putnam County. He also volunteers for </span><a href="https://sustainableputnam.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sustainable Putnam</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>, an organization that advocates for communities in Putnam County to adopt principles of triple bottom line sustainability in their practices and actions. He is sharing his experience in navigating the Mahopac Public Library's switch to renewable energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Go Solar for a More Sustainable Library<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>by Joe Montuori<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Can you imagine anything that suggests </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>sustainability” more than solar panels covering your library<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s roof? What a wonderful message that would send to the community. </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hey, check it out! We<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>re walking the walk!” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>If only. Installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels is an expensive proposition even for a well-funded library. And it<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s a complicated project. Is your roof large, well-oriented, and generally unobstructed by shade? If yes, how many years are left on that roof before major repairs or replacement are needed? If your roof is in good shape, your next step is obtaining estimates from several reputable solar installers and choosing the one you<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>ll work with. Then there<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s financing. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>As a Board Trustee of Mahopac Public Library in Putnam County, I<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>m always looking for ways to reduce expenses in our budget without diminishing our library<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s excellent services. As the President of Sustainable Putnam, a local sustainability organization, I<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>m always looking for ways to decrease our community<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s carbon footprint. My attempt to install solar PV at the library combined both these aspirations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Unfortunately, going solar is more often an aspiration than a reality. In the Mid-Hudson region<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s Putnam County, more than one library has seriously considered a PV installation, and decided that it just wasn’t practical at this time. In Garrison, for example, some local residents objected to an artfully-designed, ground-mounted </span><a href="https://www.pirieassociates.com/desmond-fish-library"><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>solar ribbon</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>”</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> on the Desmond Fish Library grounds. And in Mahopac, the 3-story library building has a deceptively small roof area. 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But the 14<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’ </span>tall solar canopy they proposed for our parking lot would have obscured the street view of the building, creating an eyesore on the hamlet<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s main street. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Even so, both of these libraries still managed to go solar, using<i> community solar, </i>a much-misunderstood alternative<i>. </i>Community solar requires no installation and no upfront costs. Instead, it allows residents, businesses and other institutions to sign up and </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>subscribe” to a portion of a large solar project offsite, on a <i>solar farm</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Subscribers on the project receive a 10% discount off their utility<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s regular rate on the community solar credits they earn every month. Electricity is still provided and billed by your utility. There are no other costs or fees, the discount rate cannot be lowered, and cancellation is free with 90 days’ notice. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Here<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>s how it works. Your community solar provider allocates a portion of its solar farm to your account, basing their estimate on your average annual usage. (You’ll share your utility account number so they can check.) But since the solar electricity generated, and your electrical consumption vary from month to month, they don<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>t always match up. During the summer months, you accumulate and bank more solar credits than the electricity you consume. During winter months, you earn fewer solar credits than electricity consumed; so those summer solar credits get applied to your winter bills — kind of like </span><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>“</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>rollover minutes” </span><span lang=IT style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>on a cellphone plan.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=624 height=338 style='width:6.5in;height:3.525in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image010.jpg@01D80079.3167F910" alt=Image></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Overall, the goal is to provide 10% in savings over the course of the year. Your library saves money while it encourages the construction of new solar farms, and creates green economy jobs in New York. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>When Mahopac Public Library realized that a solar installation wasn’t practical, they signed up for community solar. And they<span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span><span lang=AR-SA dir=RTL><span dir=RTL></span><span dir=RTL></span>’</span>re not alone. In fact, six of eight Putnam County libraries are participating in community solar, and the other two are now considering it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>While there are many excellent solar providers out there, it can be tedious to weed through all the offers. Local sustainability organizations such as Sustainable Putnam have vetted one or more solar providers to cut back on the research needed to choose a provider. Get in touch with your local sustainability organization, or visit </span><a href="https://sustainableputnam.org/solarize-putnam/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sustainable Putnam</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> online to learn more. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Joe Montuori is a third-year trustee at Mahopac Public Library, where he also volunteers as President of Sustainable Putnam. Feel free to contact Joe at </span></i><a href="mailto:joe@sustainableputnam.org"><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>joe@sustainableputnam.org</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Community Solar and Renewable Energy Resources:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>NYSERDA Resources:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/NY-Sun/Solar-for-Your-Business/Community-Solar/Details"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Before You Get Started</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/NY-Sun/Solar-for-Your-Home/Community-Solar/How-it-Works"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>How Does Community Solar work? </span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/NY-Sun/Solar-for-Your-Home/Community-Solar/Community-Solar-Map"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Find a community Solar Project</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/NY-Sun/Solar-for-Your-Business/Community-Solar"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Community Solar for Businesses</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/NY-Sun/Communities-and-Local-Governments/Solarize"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Solarize Your Community</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/us-state-energy-offices"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>US State Energy Offices</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>EBSCO:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/solar"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Solar Grant</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Solar to the People:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://solar-to-the-people.com/solar-libraries/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Libraries Going Solar Article</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>News Articles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><img border=0 width=624 height=18 style='width:6.5in;height:.1833in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image011.png@01D80079.3167F910"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.brooklynpaper.com/coney-island-libraries-solar-backup-system/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Coney Island Library Goes Solar</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.scarboroughlibrary.org/solar"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Scarborough Public Library</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://facilityexecutive.com/2021/09/library-system-breaks-ground-on-new-solar-array/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Central Arkansas Library System</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Upcoming Events<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRJRcLDywrBWKpSZqKECaK_79CrCi3Jfz6F4-QH5xlLEIRJw/viewform?usp=sf_link"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>SLCP Online MeetUp</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>: January 6th, 2022 11:00am EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/events/school-librarian-certification-meet-1"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>School Librarian Certification MeetUp</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>: February 10, 2022 3:30pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://www.alaliblearnx.org/"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>LibLearnX</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>: Live Learning Lab: Sustainable Thinking Builds Strong and Resilient Communities. Sunday, January 23,2022 1:30pm-2:30pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=153"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>ALA Core Webinar</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>: Sustainable Thinking Builds Strong Libraries and Resilient Communities Tuesday, March 15th, 2pm EST <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoTableGrid border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr style='height:148.5pt'><td width=312 valign=top style='width:233.75pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:148.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=314 height=157 style='width:3.2666in;height:1.6333in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image016.jpg@01D80079.3167F910" alt="Sustainable Libraries Initiative Logo"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=312 valign=top style='width:233.75pt;border:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:148.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Annemarie Gordon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sustainability Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://portal.suffolklibrarysystem.org/">Suffolk Cooperative Library System</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>sliadmin@suffolknet.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>631-286-1600 x1355<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>