Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT)
Last Call for SustainRT New Voices in Sustainability Conference Stipend Applications
The SustainRT New Voices in Sustainability Conference Stipend recognizes the importance of social equity to SustainRT and ALA, and works to support new and diverse members to overcome barriers to participating in the professional development.
Last Call for the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace Nominations
Library staff are our greatest asset in building and supporting sustainable libraries and communities, the ALA Sustainability Roundtable (SustainRT) is recognizing libraries that go above and beyond in meeting their staff's wellness needs.
Kent County Public Library to receive 2024 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace
The Sustainability Round Table commends Kent County Public Library as the recipient of the 2024 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace.
ALA Sustainability Round Table opens nominations for wellness citation
CHICAGO – The American Library Association’s Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT) is accepting nominations for its Citation for Wellness in the Workplace award. The citation recognizes libraries that go above and beyond in meeting the wellness needs of...
Call for SustainRT New Voices in Sustainability Conference Stipend Nominations
CHICAGO - The Sustainability Round Table will offer a $500 conference stipend to a SustainRT member attending the 2023 ALA Annual Conference. Applicants should be new and diverse voices in library sustainability or first-time attendees. The SustainRT New...
Call for the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace Nominations
CHICAGO - The ALA Sustainability Roundtable (SustainRT) is recognizing libraries that go above and beyond in meeting the wellness needs of their staff with the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace. This citation acknowledges the fact that...
SustainRT Awards the 2022 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace to Health and Safety Department at Queens Public Library
SustainRT has awarded the 2022 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace to the Health and Safety Department at Queens Public Library for their commitment to promoting the physical and mental well-being of their library workers. The library's program was...
A Call to Action on Climate Change for Libraries
CHICAGO – Climate change is the single greatest threat to global health and this generation’s grandest challenge, but many library leaders feel overwhelmed, even paralyzed about where to start. “ Sustainability in Libraries: A Call to Action,” a new...
Webinar Opportunity: Universities & Municipalities: Working Together for Sustainable and Just Futures
Please consider attending the following webinar on May 19th, 2022, at 2:30pm EST: "Universities & Municipalities: Working Together for Sustainable & Just Futures" presented by Colleen Murphy-Dunning of Yale University's Urban Resources Initiative and Hixon Center for Urban Ecology
ALA/SustainRT scholarships for 2022 graduates
ALA/SustainRT scholarships for 2022 graduates:
Top 10 Sustainability-Themed Children’s Books 2022
Each year, the Sustainability Round Table Booklist Committee curates an annual list of 10 notable children’s books on nature, conservation, and communities that reflect the mission of SustainRT “to exchange ideas and opportunities regarding sustainability in order to move toward a more equitable, healthy, and economically viable society." Click below to download the formatted list!
Member Monday: August Smith
Welcome to Member Mondays! The first Monday of each month, we’ll feature a member of SustainRT with a short profile.
Register now for ALA Connect Live session focusing on sustainability and climate action for libraries and communities
CHICAGO — This month's ALA Connect Live session is one you won't want to miss. It will showcase what library champions are doing to help their communities address climate change. Register now for this important discussion, which takes place at 11 a.m...
A Call for Nominations and Applications
A Call for Nominations: Citation for Wellness in the Workplace Award
Member Monday: Jen Ripka
Welcome to Member Mondays! The first Monday of each month, we’ll feature a member of SustainRT with a short profile.
Webinar! Communicating Sustainability in a Changing Climate: Challenges and Strategies
Register now for the webinar "Communicating Sustainability in a Changing Climate: Challenges and Strategies."
This talk by Dr. Jennifer Carmen, Postdoctoral Associate at Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, will focus on the intersection of sustainability and climate change. It will discuss how climate change adds to new challenges to achieving sustainability, and how action on climate change can support sustainability goals.