Are you feeling overwhelmed by the current state of the world? This program will uplift you and provide concrete examples of ways youth services librarians involved in the Sustainable Libraries Certification Program are providing learning opportunities to children and teens in their communities to empower both library staff and the audience they serve to become leaders in sustainable thinking. Programming and collection development examples will be shared, including community service opportunities for both children and teens. Elevator speech examples to help advocate for strong youth services programs to assist in sharing the importance of this work to other leaders in a community, like service organizations, municipal government leaders, etc., will be explored. The concept of sustainability shared will include the "triple-bottom line" definition of work that is both environmentally friendly while also being financially and socially equitable - particularly in underserved communities and those that experience the effects of climate change more so than others.
