Libraries Advancing the SDGs
See resources below to learn about the libraries advancing the SDGs. Link to the buttons below to learn about resources in these areas.
Libraries & SDGs
- Elsevier. How will libraries deliver a sustainable future? (recorded webinar)
Academic Libraries & SDGs
- York University Libraries: Advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (Canada) https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/about-us/plans-and-reports/yul-advancing-sdgs/
- University of Costa Rica Libraries: Documentation and Information System https://sibdi.ucr.ac.cr/ods/
Public Libraries & SDGs
- Mbatha, Nomfundo. Rewriting the narrative: St. Mary’s and Makhana Libraries Unite for Library Week Celebration. Grocott's Mail. April 14, 2025. [South Africa]
Resources to Advance the SDGs
- Libraries for Peace (L4P), an initiative by The Mortenson Center, provides a list of resources for celebrating Libraries for Peace Day each year.
- Struckmeyer, Amanda Moss. Inspiring Teens, Tweens, and Families to Make a Difference in the World: Programming to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Chicago: American Library Association, 2025.
- Suffolk Cooperative Library System (host). Sustainable Libraries Initiative. The SLI "provides library leaders with a proven path forward to co-create libraries and communities that will thrive in the coming years. The Sustainable Library Certification Program and the SLI community of practice focuses your leadership to enable your library, and ultimately your community, to become more environmentally sound, socially equitable and economically feasible."
- Willems, Linda. Achieving the UN SDGs – is there a role for libraries?, May 24, 2022 - We hear from three experts who believe that libraries are ideally placed to drive and support contributions to the goals. https://www.elsevier.com/connect/library-connect/achieving-the-un-sdgs-is-there-a-role-for-libraries
- Willems, Linda. 7 ways that libraries can support and promote the UN SDGs at their institutions, August 1, 2022 - Experts share their top tips for libraries who want to get involved but don’t know how. https://www.elsevier.com/connect/7-ways-that-libraries-can-support-and-promote-the-un-sdgs-at-their-institutions