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 expedite climate action work in libraries. From working to reduce the impact library operations have on future climate change, to the pressing need for work to adapt in the face of the predicted impacts of climate change, to how to ensure climate action is done through a justice lens—the strategy helps library stakeholders better understand the context of decisions that will be made at your library in the coming years and how you can be a catalyst for positive change at your library and in your community. In addition to rolling out the strategy itself, a practical implementation guide with definitions, examples, and simple steps to get started was also released.
This webinar on April 22, 2025 from 1-2pm CDT will explain both the strategy and the implementation guide and help any library stakeholder identify a path forward on this important topic.
At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Explain the triple bottom line definition of sustainability, the newest core value of our profession;
- Identify the three core areas of the National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries; and
- Identify their next steps locally towards climate action at their library in the context of the National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries
Who Should Attend
This webinar is intended for all public library stakeholders: directors, library workers, library trustees, and Friends Group members. Registration is free, but ALA membership is required.
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Aja Bettencourt-McCarthy
Librarian
University of Cincinnati Main Campus - Cincinnati, OH
She/Her/Hers
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