Call for Lightning Round Talks

Library Programs Promoting Mental Wellness: Strategic Planning and Development

Summer 2023 Virtual Meeting

ACRL National Library Marketing and Outreach Interest Group (LMOIG)- Greater NYC Meetup

Fri Aug 4, 2023 via Zoom (3:00pm-4:30pm eastern time)

Submission form is here

Libraries have frequently promoted wellness programs such as therapy dogs or meditation, which are staples in hospitals, schools, and other organizations, to promote mental wellness and lessen anxiety. And while wellness programming has been around long before COVID, they are important in this time of collective grief and anxiety post-COVID.

For our summer 2023 meeting, we seek short, lightning round presentations that showcase how libraries develop events and programs that promote mental wellness like therapy animals, meditation, yoga, and other forms of support for the community.

About the ACRL National LMOIG Interest Group:

Launched at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference, this interest group encourages regional meet ups around the U.S. as a central initiative. The ACRL National Library Marketing and Outreach Interest Group has been created for Academic Librarians interested in Marketing and Outreach. This group is open to all.

For more information, please request to join our Facebook group