SustainRT calls for Citation for Wellness in the Workplace nominations

For Immediate Release
Fri, 01/07/2022

Contact:

Casey Conlin

Past-Coordinator

SustainRT

cconlin@midhudson.org

CHICAGO — To acknowledge the fact that 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 the wellness needs of their staff with the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace.

All ALA members are invited to nominate any library that has made efforts to meet the needs of their staff in the areas of continuing education, wellness, positive work environment, unions, salaries, gender equity, pay equity initiatives, and other activities designed to improve the salaries and status of librarians and other library workers.

The 2021 Citation was awarded to the Westerville Public Library for their work in addressing pay equity to provide a living wage to all library staff. The SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace was initiated by ALA past president Loida Garcia-Ferbo in 2019 as the ALA Presidential Citation for Wellness in the Workplace and the Sustainability Round Table continues that legacy of recognition. SustainRT will honor the winning library or organization with a plaque recognizing their efforts to promote wellness during the American Library Association (ALA) 2022 Annual Conference at the SustainRT Membership Meeting.

For more information, visit the SustainRT Awards page. 

CONTACTS

Casey Conlin
Past-Coordinator
ALA Sustainability Roundtable
cconlin@midhudson.org

Jenn Washburn
Secretary, Awards Co-Chair
ALA Sustainability Roundtable
jenn.washburn@unt.edu

Kelsey Flynn
Awards Co-Chair
ALA Sustainability Roundtable
kelsey.flynn42@gmail.com