Next Week's "Sustainability in Libraries" Mini-Conference and Schedule #library20 #sustainabilityinlibraries

We're excited to announce the schedule for our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: "Sustainability in Libraries," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We currently have 3800 The schedule is below the keynote panelists listings.

This mini-conference will center on the concept of "Sustainable Thinking" which aligns the core values of libraries with the "Triple Bottom Line" definition of sustainability--i.e. the intersection of environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic feasibility--to inspire investment and build support for your library in the future.

Library leaders must mobilize to ensure libraries take an active, visible role in building sustainable and resilient communities, particularly in light of the events of 2020. Our future depends on citizens who are able to work together with empathy, respect, and understanding to adapt to the many challenges and opportunities facing society today. As we struggle with the concurrent challenges of COVID-19, the resulting financial crisis, the political landscape and the increasing effects of climate change, we also find opportunities in these moments such as the rise of the Black Lives Matter/Solidarity Movement in the face of the “I Can’t Breathe” protests and an increasing call for locally driven solutions to problems impacting us on a global scale.

Through this mini-conference we will explore the importance of infusing the new core value of sustainability into everything we do and demonstrate how libraries - of all types - that lead into the future using “sustainable thinking” to fulfill our mission as libraries in new and innovative ways.

Conference sessions will include topics related to:

• Libraries as Inspiration & Catalyst - topics and examples related to how libraries may provide leadership and serve as a model for sustainable practices through facility stewardship, innovative service design, and outreach and partnership practices.
• Libraries as Conveners & Connectors - topics and examples related to how libraries work collaboratively through visionary partnerships to facilitate collective impact work to address existing challenges and opportunities with a focus on community well-being and self-reliance
• Libraries as Contributors to Community Resilience - topics and examples of how libraries contribute to future community resilience from disaster preparedness, & response and recovery efforts to work that contributes to creating a culture of respect, understanding, and empathy in the library’s service area.

This event is being organized in partnership with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System and co-chair of the American Library Association's (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, Learn more about Rebekkah at http://SustainableLibraries.org. Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #sustainabilityinlibraries on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.

This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.
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to attend live and/or to receive the recording links afterward.
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Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 conference events, which are designed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among information professionals worldwide. Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing 30-minute keynote. A mini-conference FAQ (frequently asked questions) page is here. 

KEYNOTE PANELISTS:

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (@rebekkah)
Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System
Opening Keynote (Moderator)

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MLS, LEED AP) is the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System. Rebekkah currently serves as the co-chair of the American Library Association's (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, as an advisory board member for the ALA Center for the Future of Libraries. Rebekkah is the co-founder of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative and a founding member of the ALA Sustainability Round Table. Rebekkah was named a Library Journal (LJ) Mover & Shaker in 2010 and writes the LJ Sustainability column. A frequent international speaker on the topic of libraries and sustainability, Rebekkah is the author of Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library's Future in an Uncertain World and Resilience, part of the Library Futures Series from ALA Editions.

Matthew Bollerman (@bollermn)
Chief Executive Officer, Hauppauge Public Library

Matthew Bollerman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Hauppauge Public Library. Matt previously was Director at the Westhampton and Brookhaven Free Library. At Westhampton he helped construct a new $7.8 million, 14,250 square foot LEED Gold building that was recognized by Library Journal in their New Landmark Libraries issue. Matt was recognized by the New York Library Association with their 2014 Outstanding Service to Libraries Award and served as president of the New York Library Association in 2012. He is passionate about public libraries ability to help regenerate their communities.

 

Adrian Ho
Director of Digital Scholarship at the University of Kentucky Libraries

Adrian Ho is Director of Digital Scholarship at the University of Kentucky Libraries. He specializes in facilitating the production, dissemination, and curation of research deliverables and scholarly works in an open and digital environment. He has collaborated with faculty and students to broaden access to their research and scholarship so that people around the world can benefit from the University of Kentucky community's scholarly outputs.

 

Rebecca T. Miller
Group Publisher, Library Journal, School Library Journal, and The Horn Book

Rebecca T. Miller is Group Publisher of Library Journal, School Library Journal, and The Horn Book. Born a twin and raised in a large family in the rural West, her background in libraries dates to 1998 when she joined the book review staff of Library Journal. In 2020, Miller was named Group Publisher, after a seven-year tenure as Editorial Director of LJ and SLJ. She is deeply involved in exploring the trends affecting patrons, libraries, and the library ecosystem. Currently, she is a New York Library Association Sustainability Initiative cocreator and a trustee and treasurer of the Great Neck Library, NY. Prior to LJ, she worked at Utne Reader. She has a BA from DePauw University, IN, and an MSLIS from New York’s Pratt Institute.

 

René Tanner
Associate Librarian, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

René Tanner is an Associate Librarian at Arizona State University. She specializing in sustainability and life sciences. She is a co-editor of the upcoming book, Sustainability in Libraries, slated for publication in 2021 by ALA Editions. She is the co-chair of ALA's Implementation Task Force on Sustainability in Libraries. She is a frequent presenter on the topics of conflict management, empathy, and sustainability.

   

12:00 p.m. (noon) US-Pacific Daylight Time:

• OPENING KEYNOTE

1:00 p.m. US-Pacific Daylight Time:

• Project Planning with the Sustainability Canvas, Eric Tans, Science Collections Coordinator and Environmental Sciences Librarian, Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries | Terence O’Neill, Head of Digital Scholarship | Stephanie Perentesis, Humanities and Public Services Librarian
• Rural Libraries in the SLIP (Sustainable Libraries in Practice) Stream, Margaret Woodruff, Director, Charlotte Library
• Saving our Planet: Libraries & the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, Loida Garcia-Febo, International Library Consultant and Chair of ALA’s U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Task Force
• Sustainability Programs in Public Libraries, Sara Whitaker, Library Associate, Gwinnett County Public Library
• Thinking Sustainably about Library Conferences, Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts & Humanities Librarian/OER and Copyright Advisor, Cleveland State University

1:30 p.m. US-Pacific Daylight Time:

• Changing the Narrative: Reconciliation Work in Libraries, Hannah Buckland, State Library Program Specialist, State Library Services, Minnesota Department of Education | Allison Waukau (Navajo/Menominee), Native Community Liaison, Hennepin County Library
• Imagining new futures: libraries at the heart of climate action, Elaine France, Flow In Action
• Just Start! From Grassroots to Green Policy and Beyond: A History of Sustainability at West Vancouver Memorial Library, Julie Backer, Librarian, West Vancouver Memorial Library | Tara Matsuzaki, Coordinator, Customer Experience
• Sustaining Community Connections through Outdoor Oriented Programming During COVID-19, Noah Lenstra, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science and Director of Let's Move in Libraries!, University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Education
• Three Steps to Library Disaster Preparedness and Community Resiliency, Michele Stricker, Deputy State Librarian, New Jersey State Library

2:00 p.m. US-Pacific Daylight Time:

• Community-Anchored Transformation in LIS Education and Learning, Dr. Ling Hwey Jeng, Professor and Director, Texas Woman’s University, School of Library and Information Studies
• How Libraries of Things can increase resilience, fight climate change, and reduce inequity, Gene Homicki, CEO & Co-founder, myTurn.com, pbc
• Libraries as Contributors to Community Resilience: Our Role in Diversity Committee Initiatives & Leadership for Social Equality Workshop, Tina McPherson, Librarian & Business Faculty, Bryant & Stratton College – Richmond Campus
• Repair Cafe and Community Resilience, Casey Conlin, Library Sustainability Coordinator, Mid-Hudson Library System | John Wackman - Repair Cafe, Hudson Valley & Catskills
• What does a certified Sustainable Library look like?, Lisa Kropp, Library Director Lindenhurst Public Library (NY) | Jill Davis, Library Director, Hendrick Hudson Free Library (NY) | Jennifer Ferriss, Head of Circulation and Technical Services, Saratoga Springs Public Library (NY) | Becky Czornobil, Professional Development Manager & SLI Director of Certification, New York Library Association

2:30 p.m. US-Pacific Daylight Time:

• CLOSING KEYNOTE (30 minutes): Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

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MORE INFORMATION:
The School of Information at San José State University is the founding conference sponsor. Please register as a member of the Library 2.0 network to be kept informed of future events. Recordings from previous years are available under the Archives tab at Library 2.0 and at the Library 2.0 YouTube channel.

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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT:
California Libraries Learn (CALL) is a collaborative project of the California Library Association and the California State Library, and is supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS:
Here are professional associations that have made space for communities of practice on sustainability in their infrastructure:

Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) (a project of the New York Library Association [NYLA])	Sustainability Round Table (SRT) of the American Library Association	Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)