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Libraries as Sustainability Leaders: ALA's Special Task Force

Author(s) -

René Tanner,

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich,

Monika Antonelli,

Adrian Ho

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

portal libraries and the academy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1531-2542

pISSN - 1530-7131

DOI - 10.1353/pla.2019.0020

Subject(s) - sustainability , task force , task (project management) , triple bottom line , work (physics) , resilience (materials science) , business , public relations , value (mathematics) , sustainable development , political science , knowledge management , environmental resource management , management , engineering , computer science , public administration , economics , ecology , mechanical engineering , physics , machine learning , law , biology , thermodynamics

This article discusses the work of the American Library Association (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, which identified 52 recommendations, including the adoption of sustainability as a core value of librarianship. The group aims to promote libraries as catalysts, connectors, and conveners to promote sustainability, resilience, and regeneration. The Task Force is guided by the concept of the triple bottom line, which states that an organization's practices must be not only economically feasible but also socially equitable and environmentally sound. The article also provides examples of how libraries engage in sustainable practices to support the cities and towns they serve.

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