PDA Event: NC LIVE Leadership Workshop on Wellness

PDA Event: NC LIVE Leadership Workshop on Wellness

Friday, February 10, 2023 - 9:00am to 1:00pm

NC LIVE's Leadership Workshop includes the following sessions:

9:00-10:00 a.m.

"Prioritizing Wellness In A Rural Library"

Creating an overall culture of wellbeing can have a profound impact on the day-to-day lives of staff in libraries. This culture can take shape in programming, policies, and especially in buy-in from library leadership. At the NC LIVE leadership workshop, learn how member libraries around North Carolina have prioritized wellness to boost morale and make a lasting difference in their communities.  

This particular session will cover how a rural library system has developed public programming to promote wellness among its community, as well as internal programming to support the needs of its staff. 

10:15-11:15 a.m.

"Creating A Culture of Library Employee Wellness Through Personal Interest Groups"

To develop meaningful connections among its staff, the Atkins Library at UNC-Charlotte adopted a novel approach to employee wellness. Staff can join personal interest groups that meet on a frequent basis during work hours. Groups cover hobbies such as music, knitting, and running. Giving staff time to socialize during work without discussing work can create a supportive workplace culture that acknowledges the well-rounded lives of its employees.

12:00-1:00 p.m.

"A Call for Healing: Using Mindfulness and Wellness Practices in Academic Library Programming, Marketing, and Spaces"

Many colleges and universities across the nation (and the world) have experienced an increased demand for mental health and wellness-related services, without sufficient counselors and therapists on campuses to meet the need and demand. What can academic libraries do to help combat this problem?

This session will explore ways academic libraries can integrate practices of mindfulness and wellness into its programming, marketing, and spaces to provide users with an alternative option for mental health and wellness resources and services.

Register to attend.

Sponsored by NC LIVE