Exhibitor and Sponsor Registration for the 2025 Annual Conference - Sustainable Libraries, Resilient Communities

Please join us as an exhibitor or sponsor for our annual conference, May 19-20, 2025 at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine!

This year's theme will focus on the roles of various aspects of sustainability in libraries and how libraries support resilient communities. Each day will feature two dedicated exhibitor sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon where coffee and snacks will be served. 

Monday Keynote Speaker: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, LEED AP, is the co-founder of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative and a co-creator of the award-winning Sustainable Library Certification Program. Currently the executive director of the Mid-Hudson Library System (NY), Rebekkah has been invited to speak on the topic of sustainability around the world and has written extensively on the topic of sustainability, including the titles Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Libraries Future in an Uncertain World and Resilience, part of the ALA Futures Series. Rebekkah was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker, and in 2018 received the Outstanding Service to Libraries Award from the New York Library Association.

The Tuesday afternoon keynote will feature a sustainability focused conversation between Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Leigh Peake, Chief of Education Officer at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. 

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help create the best possible climate future. She co-­founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. Ayana authored The New York Times bestseller What If We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures, co-edited the bestselling anthology All We Can Save, co-created and co-­hosted the Spotify/Gimlet podcast How to Save a Planet, and co-­authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. She earned a BA in environmental science and public policy from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave, and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Above all: Ayana is in love with climate solutions.

Leigh Peake is Chief Education Officer at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI). Peake joined GMRI after a career in educational publishing, including as Editorial Director at Heinemann Publishing and as President of Corwin. She is passionate about breaking down the walls between in- and out-of-school learning and about the opportunities climate change education provides for youth to develop the essential skills of science and mathematics. On the national scale, she brings a practitioner perspective into dialogues around advancing STEM education and places high value on creating genuine partnerships between researchers and practitioners. She is an alumna of Smith College and holds a Master’s degree from Brandeis University.

Conference sessions

The conference subcommittee has accepted the following conference sessions. A draft schedule is available as a PDF download. Zoom in to view!

Lodging

Sunday River is offering a group rate on hotel rooms for any night, Sunday thru Tuesday. Here is a link to access the group rate, which will also be included in your confirmation email. 

Please direct all questions by email to Meg Gray: atlarge2@mainelibraries.org.