[Libs-Or] FW: Call for the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace Nominations

[CORNELISEN Wendy * SLO]

Please see below for the Call for the Sustainability Round Table Citation for Wellness in the Workplace Nominations.

Thanks,
Wendy Cornelisen
State Librarian

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Good afternoon,



My name is Lynne Lambdin and I am a member of the ALA Sustainability Round Table and the chair of the Awards Committee within. We are looking for libraries that promote employee wellness to be recognized at the American Library Association Annual Conference<https://2026.alaannual.org/>, featured on our website as an award winner, and awarded a plaque! The award is titled the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace and is given to any library or organization 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 library or organization does not have to be a member of the ALA to apply for the citation.



Below is a copy of the press release that contains links, instructions on how to apply, and award requirements. Please let me know if you have any questions about the stipend or release!

Call for the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace Nominations


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<https://www.ala.org/rt/sustainrt/wellness-award>. All ALA members are invited to nominate any library who 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 call for nominations<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX0-UwVpUi6S00deocUssqFmf_NmRTns74lqnHUVvwDQxx2A/viewform?usp=header> is open now through March 16, 2026.


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<https://www.ala.org/rt/sustainrt/wellness-award> 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. The winner will be recognized during the American Library Association (ALA) 2026 Annual Conference at the SustainRT Membership Meeting and the virtual SustainRT Membership Meeting in May 2026.


For more information, visit the SustainRT Citation for Wellness in the Workplace<https://www.ala.org/rt/sustainrt/wellness-award> page.

CONTACTS

Lynne Lambdin

Awards Co-Chair

ALA Sustainability Roundtable

llambdin at nmu.edu<mailto:llambdin at nmu.edu>
Lynne Lambdin Systems Librarian (she/her)

Systems Department ● Lydia M. Olson Library ● Gries 18

Northern Michigan University ● Marquette, MI ● 906.227.2149
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