WebJunction is hosting a webinar series to provide training for library staff, featuring library and community experts from diverse sectors. Ultimately, the project aims to inform a comprehensive research agenda that emphasizes the vital roles libraries and community organizations play in enhancing public health and fostering sustainable practices. Through these efforts, Building Resilient Communities strives to raise awareness of and increase knowledge about how climate change impacts the environment, public health and social equity, and to disseminate information so that public libraries and their community partners can develop and strengthen STEM learning ecosystems that create new, or bolster existing, strategic collaborations and partnerships to address local impacts of climate change. Questions about the project can be directed to the project’s Principal Investigator, Anne Holland, aholland@spacescience.org.
Building Community in a Changing Climate | November 21 | 3 – 4:00 PM | Online | REGISTER
Explore how public libraries and their partners are empowering communities to address climate change collaboratively.
Presenters:
- Kate Gomes, Library Director, Holbrook Public Library (MA)
- Brenda Harrington, Adult Services Librarian, Belfast Free Library (ME)
- Sarah Kirn, Participatory Science Strategist, NASA, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Climate Change Communication: How and Why To Do It In Libraries | December 5 | 3 – 4:00 PM Online | REGISTER
Explore effective climate change communication strategies to engage communities and inspire action.
Presenters:
- Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (MLS, LEED AP), Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System (NY), Co-founder/Current President, Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI)
- Matt Bollerman, CEO, Hauppauge Public Library, Co-founder/Vice-President, Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI)
- Rose Hendricks, Seeding Action Research Director, Association for Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
