Kelsey LaPort is a library media specialist in Sayville, New York. She received her MS in Information Science School Library from the University at Albany after working for over 15 years in marketing and digital advertising. Kelsey was the second elementary school librarian to become certified sustainable by the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI) and join the SLI Advisory Board in 2026. She hosts quarterly virtual meet-ups for sustainable school librarians in partnership with the ALA Sustainability Round Table. Kelsey co-authored the book Guiding Youth from Eco-Anxiety to Empowerment: Climate Action Programming for School and Public Libraries.