GELS: The Healing Library: Nontraditional Lending to Empower Community Wellness

GELS: The Healing Library: Nontraditional Lending to Empower Community Wellness

In this session, you will learn about The Healing Library and how to begin lending kits of healing in your community for free. With over 20,000 downloads since launching in 2017, the kits are rooted in Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) practices, and holistic art, play, environmental and biblio therapies. With adaptable designs and contents, kits are customizable to your library's needs as well as your community's needs, ensuring the best possible fit for your wellness needs.

Megan Schadlich, MLIS, is the author of Cooking Up Library Programs Teens and Tweens Will Love, the Creator of The Healing Library, a two time winner of the YALS Writing Award, and a speaker at numerous levels. She has been a course consultant on a variety of LJ/SLJ Professional Development courses and also hosts some of those courses. She loves meeting folks who are passionate about libraries, travelling, and if those two are mixed she's basically in heaven.

Recording & Slides: This program is being recorded and the recording and slides will be made available only to those who registered and attended in a follow-up email. 

Who should come? Perfect for anyone who works with kids and families including children and youth librarians and educators.​​​​ 

Accessibility: This webinar will be captioned. If you require another access service to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.

Related website: The Healing Library

Date:
Monday, October 24, 2022
Time:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Categories:
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Event Accessibility for Guests with Disabilities

We want to provide what you need to participate!

If you require access services to participate fully, please use the Accommodation Request Form at least 7 days prior to the event.

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223.

You can also see our Library and Accessibility LibGuide for more information.

Registration Eligibility

To register for a DLD workshop or webinar, you must be one of the following:

  • current library staff member
  • undergraduate or graduate library student
  • Friend or Board Member/Trustee*
  • retired or unemployed library staff

Please contact Gail Hurley at gail.hurley@ct.gov or (860) 704-2223 with registration questions.

*Unless otherwise specified that a Friend or Board Member/Trustee is not eligible for a training or workshop.

Note: paid consultants are not eligible to attend DLD workshops or webinars.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a workshop you have registered for, please remember to cancel at least 3 days in advance so we can give your spot to someone else. You can cancel via the link in your confirmation email, or by contacting Gail Hurley gail.hurley@ct.gov | (860) 704-2222.

Those who miss (without cancelling) 3 events within a 6-month period will be placed on the waiting list when registering for future events. Be sure to sign in when you arrive for any workshop.

Inclement Weather Policy

For all in-person workshops offered by the CT State Library, Division of Library Development:

If the public schools in the town where the workshop is to be held close due to weather, the workshop will be canceled. If the schools have a delay, the workshop will go on as scheduled.

For the most up-to-date information, call us at 860-704-2200.

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Continuing Education workshops and the professional development collection are funded in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Connecticut State Library.