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<p><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/sustainability-101.html"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sustainability 101</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: As we think about the
future of our libraries and how we, as library leaders, help to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors, we must confront the realities of climate change. No corner of the world will be left untouched by climate change. The 2019 report of the
</span><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lancet </span>
</em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Countdown, a widely respected publication in the medical community, noted that $B!H(BThe life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change. Without accelerated intervention,
this new era will come to define the health of people at every stage of their lives.$B!I(B
</span><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This article is part of the
</span></em><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/sustainable-libraries-resources-webinars.html"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">series of resources and webinars</span></i></a><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
created by the </span></em><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sustainable Libraries Initiative</span></em><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> team, in collaboration with WebJunction, to support
libraries in creating a more sustainable future.</span></em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><a href="https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/tackling-food-insecurity.html"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tackling Children$B!G(Bs Food Insecurity with Community Partners</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">:
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) in Little Rock, Arkansas, adopted a strategic plan in 2019 to help identify and eliminate barriers faced by people throughout the communities they served. The City of Little Rock had been simultaneously exploring
grant opportunities to help feed underserved children in the local area. CALS, in partnership with city directors, the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, won a National League of Cities grant to initiate the project. Together, they partnered with vendors and
feeding site sponsors to supply lunch to those who qualify, and the program expanded from there.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://hangingtogether.org/advancing-ideas-inclusion-diversity-equity-accessibility-8-august-2023/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Advancing IDEAs: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, 8 August 2023</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:
This is the latest <i>Hanging Together</i> blog post, part of <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a regular </span></em></span><a href="https://hangingtogether.org/tag/IDEA/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">series</span></a><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> on
issues of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility, compiled by a team of OCLC contributors.</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Climate Action Planning (Part 1): An Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Climate action requires a focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions combined with increasing community resilience, all through a lens of climate justice. Join this webinar to find out where
your time and energy can be best spent in the face of the overwhelming nature of climate action. Learn from library practitioners that have been early adopters of climate action through the award-winning Sustainable Library Certification Program, to help organize
your own thinking on how to implement a climate action plan at your library that will have the biggest impact locally and globally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Libraries Helping Refugees and New Immigrants Learn the US Financial System<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Many refugees arriving in the US have spent all of their lives in a refugee camp before coming to the US, and most immigrants to the US come from countries with minimal infrastructure. Navigating
the US financial system is an important skill these individuals must develop to thrive in their new home country. Libraries can provide some of that assistance. In this session, learn about free and trustworthy financial literacy resources developed specifically
for new immigrants and refugees. Librarians will share how they work with new immigrant and refugee communities to provide this vital education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Climate Action Planning (Part 2): Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This panel discussion will feature practitioners with deep experience in preparing both their libraries, and their communities, for the impacts of climate change. Our panel will speak to traditional
disaster preparedness, business continuity planning, community resilience work, and preparing communities for severe weather events and the increased likelihood of food supply interruptions. While libraries are not first responders, they should be connected
with the emergency management community and be positioned as part of both the short-term and long-term $B!H(Bfirst restorer$B!I(B network as disruptions amplified by climate change happen with more frequency.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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