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NCLA Wellbeing Committee

Welcome! We are a group of NCLA members who are interested in improving individual and organizational wellbeing in North Carolina Libraries.

Here are our goals:

Support employees on an individual level and provide access to ideas and programs that help alleviate low morale in the library profession.
Encourage wellness and wellbeing in libraries and among library staff, while acknowledging and addressing systemic issues that negatively affect wellbeing, such as racism, sexism, and poverty.
Share ideas, successes, and areas for growth related to wellness programming so that effective programs and strategies can spread.
Host the biennial conference Zen Den, which offers a space for participants to regroup, calm, focus, relieve stress, and practice self-care through guided sessions and an open self-service area.

For more information, reach out to: wellbeing@nclaonline.org

Suggested Resources

Apps:

Books:

Recipes for Mindfulness in Your Library: Supporting Resilience and Community Engagement by Madeleine Charney, Jenny Colvin, and Richard Moniz (2019)
Yoga and Meditation at the Library: A Practical Guide for Librarians by Jenn Carson (2019)
Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron (1994)
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron (1997)
An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life by Dalai Lama (2001)
Polishing the Mirror by Ram Dass (2013)
Walking Each Other Home by Ram Dass (2018)
10% Happier by Dan Harris
Mindfulness (25th Anniversary Edition) by Ellen Langer (2014)
Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff (2011)
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff (2018)
The Mindful Twenty-Something by Holly B. Rogers (2016)
Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and find Peace in the Everyday by Matthew Sockolov (2018)
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Nhat Hanah Thich (1976)

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