New Resource: National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries Now Available

From the Sustainable Libraries Initiative:

Climate change has been called the grandest challenge of our generation and now the U.S. library community has more assistance to ensure their libraries are thriving in the face of that challenge and contributing to their community’s resilience.

In partnership with the Executive Board of the American Library Association, the Sustainable Libraries Initiative Advisory Board undertook an ambitious project to create a National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries (NCAS) and Implementation Guide. Both were announced during ALA President Emily Drabinski’s opening welcome remarks at the 2024 ALA Annual Conference in San Diego.

After a decade of work, the team at the Sustainable Libraries Initiative, along with more than 150 participants engaged in the Sustainable Library Certification Program, have identified patterns and areas of impact that helped to help shape a national climate action strategy. This was combined with the efforts of a stellar working group made up of library professionals known for their leadership on the topic of sustainability throughout the profession. A national survey was conducted in early 2024 to identify barriers to implementation to help inform the implementation guide which is now also available.

Learn More, Read the Complete Announcement

Direct to Full Text: National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries (1 page Summary)

Direct to Full Text Document: National Climate Action Strategy for Libraries Implementation Guide (20 pages; PDF)

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