From the press release: ALA-SLI National Climate Action Strategy Working Group will hold open forum March 14 >
The National Climate Action Strategy Working Group, a joint project of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) and the American Library Association (ALA), is planning an open forum to introduce a draft Climate Action Strategy for Libraries to ALA members and to solicit feedback from the field. The open forum will be held on Thursday, March 14th, at 1:00 p.m. CT. Climate action is one of ALA President Emily Drabinski's presidential initiatives.
"We know how important the role of libraries is when it comes to addressing climate change and the very survival of our planet," Drabinski said. "I'm excited that the National Climate Action Strategy Working Group is raising awareness of this critical issue and offering practical tips so librarians from all types of libraries can do our part."
The group began meeting last fall, and they are working on providing librarians language and focus on sustainability, as well as ways to address climate action locally. Sustainability was reconfirmed as an ALA core value in January 2024, and this group is developing resources to accelerate the work.
All library workers and trustees are invited to the open forum March 14. Here is the Zoom link to register.
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Beth FilarWilliams
User Experience Research Librarian
Oregon State University Libraries and Press
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