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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Sorry for the short notice—this just came across my desk.</i> The Sustainable Libraries Initiative is trying to get a sense of what libraries are thinking and doing around climate. For this survey, these definitions are in use:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Climate Action</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"> is
defined by SLI to include coordinated work across the areas of:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#404040;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">climate change adaptation</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"> -
strengthening community resilience, and</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#404040;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">climate justice</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"> -
addressing the disproportionate impacts of climate change on low-income communities and communities of color.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none">Climate Action Plan</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none"> is
a framework document for measuring, tracking, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adopting climate adaptation measures.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="color:black">National Climate Action Strategy: Strategy Implementation Survey</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">The </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.ala.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">American Library Association (ALA</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">)
and </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI)</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">
have partnered to create a National Climate Action Strategy for U.S. Libraries. In order to inform this strategy and expedite the implementation of the strategy in libraries, ALA and SLI are seeking feedback from the field. The results will inform the implementation
section of the strategy document which is scheduled to be released in<strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">
</span></strong>June 2024 at<strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">
</span></strong>the </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://2024.alaannual.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">ALA Annual Conference</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">
in San Diego, CA.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">This survey is intended for library leaders. The Working Group identifies library leaders as
<strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">ALL</span></strong> library workers and trustees given each person’s sphere of influence to make a difference on the topic of climate action.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="last-child"><strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">The survey should take 8-10 minutes to complete.</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black"> It will remain open until
</span><strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#FF3131">Friday, April 5, 2024</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">. Instructions are provided at the end of the survey on how to enter the drawing
for one of two National Parks Annual Passes provided by the ALA Sustainability Round Table.</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="last-child"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Click here to participate:
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCASWG24">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCASWG24</a>
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