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<div><span style="font-size: 20px;">Then join the <a href="http://bit.ly/1IztI5o">
FREE Virtual Membership Meeting</a>, June 4th and support sustainable libraries!</span></div>
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<p style="font-size: 14px;">The <a href="http://www.ala.org/sustainrt/">Sustainability Roundtable</a> was formed to help libraries foster resilient communities. As we wrap up our first year of existence we’re excited to report we’re introducing our very first
resolution on the <i>Importance of Sustainable Libraries</i> at the <b>ALA Virtual Membership Meeting on June 4th. </b>The<em> goals of the resolution</em> are to inspire ALA to act as an organization to:</p>
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<li>recognize the important and unique role libraries play in wider community conversations about resiliency, climate change, and a sustainable future and begin a new era of sustainable leadership in order to act on economic, environmental and socially equitable
viability of choices made on behalf of the association; </li><li>enthusiastically encourage activities — as an association, and for its membership, library schools and state associations — to proactively apply sustainable practices in their facilities, operations, policy, technology, programming, partnerships and library
school curricula; and </li><li>direct ALA staff, divisions and round tables to pursue sustainable choices when planning their conferences and meetings
</li><li>actively promote best practices of sustainability through ALA publications, research and educational opportunities to reach our shared goal of vital, visible and viable libraries for the future. (<a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/239011">read the full
resolution here</a>) </li></ul>
<p style="font-size: 14px;">The resolution was crowdsourced through the SustainRT membership building off of a successful model resolution passed by the New York Library Association!
<strong>Sound like something you can get behind?</strong> <b> Then join us at the
<a title="http://bit.ly/1IztI5o" href="http://bit.ly/1IztI5o" target="_parent">ALA Virtual Membership Meetin</a>g, registration is now open:
<a target="_parent" href="http://bit.ly/1IztI5o">http://bit.ly/1IztI5o</a></b></p>
<h5 style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Stay in touch with SustainRT:</b></h5>
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<li><a target="_parent" href="http://www.ala.org/membership/renew-update">Add SustainRT to your ALA membership</a> for $10/year!
</li><li><a target="_parent" href="http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/sustainrt-l">ALA listserv</a>
</li><li><a target="_parent" href="http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/sustainrt-l">ALA Connect</a>
</li><li><a target="_parent" href="http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/sustainrt-l">Facebook</a>
</li><li><a target="_parent" href="http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/sustainrt-l">LinkedIn</a></li></ul>
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<div><i>Sent from Beth and the <a href="http://www.ala.org/sustainrt/how-get-involved">
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<div><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><font color="FF9900">Beth Filar Williams </font>
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Head of Library Experience + Access Department (LEAD)<br>
OSU Libraries + Press | 121 The Valley Library </font><font size="2"><font face="Tahoma"><br>
</font><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:12px"><font color="#fd800a"><span style="color:black">Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR 97331-5101<br>
</span></font></span><font color="000000">541-737-2156 | </font><a href="mailto:beth.filar-williams@oregonstate.edu" tabindex="0">beth.filar-williams@oregonstate.edu </a></font></font></div>
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