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2025 New Voices in Sustainability Conference Stipend Award Winner

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Jul 07, 2025 09:01 AM
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SustainRT is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2025 New Voices in Sustainability Conference Stipend is Donna Gray. This stipend is offered each year by SustainRT to a round table member to encourage diverse voices and representation at the ALA conference and in the Sustainability Round Table’s ...

Plogging at ALA Annual 2025 Philadelphia

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Jun 12, 2025 03:53 PM
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Join us for our Annual SustainRT Plogging Event! Make sure to complete the waiver form in advance. Gloves and garbage bags will be provided. E-mail or call organizer, Kacper Jarecki with any questions: kjarecki@queenslibrary.org or 718-753-2253. Start: 1. Pennsylvania Convention Center 2. The Rail ...

Building Resilient Communities - Call-to-Action Report

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Jun 03, 2025 09:00 AM
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SustainRT celebrates the STAR Library Network Building Resilient Communities (BRC) Project! The BRC project aimed to strengthen partnerships between public libraries and community-based organizations (like K-12 schools, science centers, and public health agencies) to take locally relevant climate actions ...

Palatine Library District Selected as Winner of the 2025 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace!

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy May 28, 2025 09:00 AM
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Congratulations to the Palatine Library District (which has been selected as the winner for the 2025 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace! At Palatine Library District, staff wellness is a top priority woven into the fabric of their workplace culture. Over the past several years, they have worked ...

Save the Date: ROOTS Sustainability Summit

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy May 26, 2025 09:00 AM
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SAVE THE DATE! Join SustainRT and partners for a FREE virtual event, titled ROOTS Library Leadership Summit (Re-imagining Organizational Operations Toward Sustainability), on August 6th, 2025, 1-4 pm ET! The purpose of the event is to connect and coordinate with other organizations, groups, and task ...

New Climate Grief Resources

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy May 08, 2025 09:24 AM
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Our friends at the Climate Mental Health Network have launched some new climate grief resources informed by the research of Panu Pihkala. These include: images resource and activities guides parents and educators tips sheet videos Check them out and learn more. ------------------------------ ...

Sustainability in Action: A Case Study by NUS Libraries

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy May 05, 2025 08:24 AM
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Libraries today confront ongoing sustainability challenges. This panel on May 20th at 8am CDT gathers librarians to unveil significant initiatives and hurdles in the various areas, highlighting how these efforts position National University of Singapore (NUS) Libraries as leading sustainable practices ...

Land Justice: A Green Future for All Rooted in Black & Indigenous Land Ownership

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy May 01, 2025 07:30 AM
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Join author Brea Baker on May 15 at 1pm EST for a discussion on land justice and her book, Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership. Why is less than 1% of rural land in the U.S. today is owned by Black people? Writer and activist Brea Baker discusses ...

Thank you!

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 28, 2025 09:00 AM
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Thank you for joining us for an exploration of climate justice this month! If you want to learn more about how to take action to combat the climate crisis through your work in libraries, check out the ALA Sustainability Roundtable! ------------------------------ Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Librarian University ...

Best Sustainability-Themed Children's Books 2025

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 24, 2025 08:30 AM
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The American Library Association’s Sustainability Roundtable curates an annual list of notable children’s books on nature, conservation, and communities published in the previous year that reflect SustainRT’s mission “to exchange ideas and opportunities regarding sustainability in order to move toward ...

ACRL VEC Lightning Talk 2025

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 23, 2025 09:00 AM
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Join Us for the ACRL Instruction Section Virtual Engagement Committee Lightning Round! 📅 Date: Wednesday, May 21st 🕒 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm EST / 1:00-2:00 pm CST 📍 Duration: 60 minutes Get ready for an exciting hour of four 10-minute lightning talks with opportunities for questions! ...

Getting Started with Climate Action Planning in Public Libraries

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 23, 2025 08:31 AM
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Climate action requires a focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions combined with increasing community resilience, all through a lens of climate justice. Join this webinar on April 30th from 1-2pm CDT to find out where your time and energy can be best spent in the face of the overwhelming nature of ...

Happy Earth Day!

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 22, 2025 08:00 AM
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Is your library doing anything to celebrate Earth Day this year? If so, please share what you're doing so we can add it to the list of Earth Day activities we began compiling for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in 2020. We look forward to hearing from you! ------------------------------ Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy ...

Centering Degrowth in Assessing Environmental Sustainability in Libraries

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 16, 2025 09:00 AM
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What is degrowth and why is it important in environmental sustainability and working to avoid a climate crisis? In order to avoid the worst possible outcomes of the climate crisis, it may not be possible to focus on the triple bottom line of society, environment, and economic growth all at the same ...

It’s National Environmental Education Week!

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 14, 2025 09:00 AM
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This week is held every year during the week leading up to Earth Day and is the nation’s largest environmental education event inspiring sustainability, environmental learning, and stewardship for K-12 students and beyond. The event is traditionally hosted by the National Environmental Education Foundation ...

Free Webinar: An Introduction to the National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 09, 2025 09:02 AM
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Climate change is one of the grandest challenges facing our generation. The National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries was announced in 2024 by the American Library Association in partnership with the award-winning Sustainable Libraries Initiative in order to provide guidance and tools to help ...

Our Power, Our Planet

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 07, 2025 09:00 AM
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The 55th Earth Day celebration is devoted to the future of energy. The importance of renewable energy cannot be overstated. The goal is to triple the increase of renewable energy by 2030. The world already is using renewable energy in several different forms: solar, wind, geothermal and others. Quick ...

Happy Earth Month!

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Apr 02, 2025 09:00 AM
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This year, SustainRT has chosen to highlight climate justice throughout the month of April through a series of social media posts. We look forward to sharing resources and hearing from you! What is climate justice? Climate justice addresses the overlap between social justice and climate. As the University ...

Deadline Extended for the Citation for Wellness in the Workplace Award

Posted By Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy Mar 13, 2025 09:00 AM
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The nomination deadline for the Citation for Wellness in the Workplace has been extended to April 1, 2025! Nominate your organization, or recognize others doing sustainable work to promote wellness in the library workplace by filling out the Nomination Form found on the SustainRT Citation for Wellness ...

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