About the Sustainability Initiative
The Sustainability Initiative guides the development of the Sustainable Library Certification Program in developing leadership and tools to mobilize libraries to think and act sustainably.
Purpose Statement
To create leadership and provide tools to mobilize libraries to think and act sustainably. In a way that builds awareness and consensus while inspiring action by members of the library community to own their role as sustainability leaders in their communities, So that communities thrive, bounce back from disruption and are infused with new and better life for everyone.
Introductory Video
NYLA Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries
NYLA Resolution on the Importance of Sustainable Libraries
White Paper
Committee Members
Sponsors
The New York Library Association’s Sustainability Initiative heartily thanks its sponsors:
Venture Investors
- Leadership and Manaagement Section (LAMS)
- Public Libraries Section (PLS)
- Public Library Systems Directors Organization of New York (PULISDO)
- Suffolk Cooperative Library System
- Suffolk County Library Association (SCLA)
- Sandpebble
2017 Sponsors & Partners
- Pioneer Library System
- Rochester Regional Library Council
- Monroe County Library System
- New York Public Library
- Nioga Library System
- Southern Tier Library System
- Empire State Library Network
- Queens Library
- Questar III BOCES
- Wood Library
Sustainability Initiative News
Three Libraries Complete NYLA Certification Program - Library Journal, December 2019
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, June 2018
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, April 2018
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, December 2017
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, October 2017
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, August 2017
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, June 2017
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, April, 2017
New Collaboration Offers Leadership Opportunity for Public Libraries in New York State - Press Release, February, 2017
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, February, 2017
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, December, 2016
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, October, 2016
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, August, 2016
Update from the NYLA Sustainability Initiative - eBulletin, June, 2016
NYLA & the UAlbany G3 Team - eBulletin, June, 2016
NYLA Sustainability Initiative (NYLA-SI): An Introduction - eBulletin, February, 2016
Sustainable, Resilient, Regenerative - eBulletin, October, 2015
On the Importance of Sustainable Libraries - eBulletin, April, 2014