Library Field

New perspectives on the field

The Library Field is a place to deepen our relationships—between institutions, communities, and individuals—and the earth. By probing the ways that we choose to observe, record, organize, access, and preserve the natural world, we have the opportunity to think critically about our role in natural systems and advance the field of librarianship.

Prioritizing relationality over extraction invites new ways of understanding

Cultural stewardship

Developing tools, practices, and frameworks that celebrate the dynamism of culture and place while thinking critically about traditional forms of documentation and preservation.

Climate justice

Understanding and mitigating climate change is an essential but insufficient step towards ensuring a safe and vibrant future for all of Earth’s inhabitants.

Cultivating awareness & solidarity

Self-actualization requires developing relationships beyond humans and the constructed world; movement towards building empathy with all things.

Growing through concentric connection with partners both local and global

SDG Lab

Aarhus Public Libraries

Global

Library Farm

Northern Onondaga Public Library

Regional

Greenpoint Library and Environmental Center

Brooklyn Public Library

Local

Nature Library Project

Anythink Libraries

National

METRO

METRO works to create a sustainable culture of creativity, collaboration, and open exchange for libraries, archives, museums, and cultural institutions in the Metropolitan New York region and around the world. We accomplish our mission through leadership, grantmaking, resource sharing, professional learning, research, technology services, creative practice, and more.