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Awards Committee (AW)

Administer SustainRT awards and citations including evaluation of nominations, promotion of awards and how they create more sustainable thinking and practice in libraries through relevant partners and channels, and administration of awards. Administer

Education and Programming

Plan and implement seasonal webinars Brainstorm and document potential topics/guests Communicate with guests, including testing equipment in advance of webinars Set up registration Create and analyze feedback forms Create promotion text for FB, listservs

Membership

Monitor monthly membership reports Send welcome e-mail to new members Send inquiry e-mail to dropped members Work with Programming Committee to coordinate social events at conferences Launch student outreach effort, specifically contacting student ALA

Programming

Identify programming for ALA annual and midwinter meetings Communicate with potential participants Request time and space on ALA schedule, including identifying necessary room size, equipment needed, etc. Follow up with intended speakers to ensure

Publicity and Outreach

Blog Coordinator/Editor: Coordinates authors and blog content calendared to generate one to two blog posts per month. Will also share press releases and announcements submitted to the Outreach committee via the blog. Blog Writer / Contributor: Writes 4-6

Sustainability Resources

Monitor submissions and maintain a bibliography of resources related to sustainability and libraries on a regular ongoing basis. Once a year, create, administer and deliver a book list of titles of outstanding work for children and youth that inspires