[OPLINLIST] Reminder....Registration for Critical Conversation #3 -- Sustainable Thinking: What the World Needs Now

[marshams at library.ohio.gov]

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[Graphical user interface, application  Description automatically generated]The State Library of Ohio and OhioNET are hosting the 3rd installment in the Critical Conversation Series<https://library.ohio.gov/services-for-libraries/library-programs-development/critical-conversations/#SustainableThinking>. Sustainable Thinking: What the World Needs Now with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.  The online event<https://ohionet-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kxMFU9vfT9u_5qMkL79VYw> will be held September 8 at 2 p.m. and a recording will be shared with those who cannot attend live. The presentation is geared toward Ohio library staff of all levels and working at all library types.

The last 18 months have tested all of us—especially as libraries had to quickly pivot and find solutions to once-in-a-generation problems. As we continue to navigate the many impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, now is the time to give thoughtful consideration to how we build a new normal. Our future depends on all of us working together with empathy, respect, and understanding to adapt to the many challenges facing society. Ms. Smith-Aldrich will explore the importance of infusing the new core value of sustainability into everything we do, and demonstrate how libraries that lead into the future using 'sustainable thinking' fulfill our mission as libraries in new and innovative ways. 'Sustainable Thinking' is a concept that aligns the core values of libraries with the 'Triple Bottom Line' definition of sustainability. This consists of practices that are environmentally sound, economically feasible, and socially equitable. Libraries play an important and unique role in promoting community awareness about resilience, climate change, and a sustainable future.

After her presentation, Ms. Smith Aldrich will be in conversation with Erin Kelsey<https://library.ohio.gov/news/erinkelseyjoinsstaff/>, Library Consultant at the State Library of Ohio, about sustainable thinking about how it’s a great opportunity to start talking about and acting on these principles to better our libraries and communities.

Click here to register.<https://ohionet-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kxMFU9vfT9u_5qMkL79VYw> Registrants will be sent a Zoom link via email in a few days prior to the event. A recording will be uploaded and available for viewing if you can't make the live event. 

In partnership with OhioNET, Critical Conversations is supported by the State Library of Ohio with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

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Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.
Public Information Officer
Director, Marketing & Communications
Pronouns: she, her, hers
State Library of Ohio
274 E. 1st Avenue
Columbus, OH 43201
Tel: 614-644-6875
library.ohio.gov<http://library.ohio.gov/>

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