YPRL and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, world leaders collaborated to establish 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s), with the aim to tackle inequalities globally and craft a better world for everybody by 2030. Since 2017, Australian libraries have formally been promoting and working towards these goals.
At Yarra Plenty Regional Library we have operated in response to the following goals:
Goal 1 - No poverty 
Goal 3 - Good health and well-being
Goal 4 - Quality education
Goal 5 - Gender equality
Goal 8 - Decent work and economic growth
Goal 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Goal 10 - Reduced inequalities
Goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 16 - Peace and justice, strong institutions
Goal 17 - Partnerships for the goal
Libraries address many of these goals in the day-to-day work we do.
We demonstrate this year-round through our programs and events, our collections development and our sustainability efforts. Learn more about how YPRL has addressed these goals in the past year in our new Sustainable Development Goals Report.