Recipes for mindfulness in your library : supporting resilience and community engagement

Charney, Madeleine, (editor.). Colvin, Jenny, (editor.). Moniz, Richard, (editor.).

Summary: "This collection of stories -- recipes, if you will -- explore a wide range of approaches in which librarians integrate mindfulness into their teaching, collections, services, programming, spaces, partnerships, and professional development"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780838917831
ISBN: 0838917836
Physical Description: print
xii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1. Library as hub. Cultivating a "mindful medicine" ethos -- Accidentally sustainable -- The Be Project -- Providing a space to rest -- Part 2. Innovative services. Mindful McQuade -- Mindfulness experiences -- Craving quiet -- Part 3. Personal practice. Mindful and reflective writing as strategy -- Mindfulness is not a life hack -- Outreach for inreach -- Mindfully managing library teams -- Part 4. Teaching/research. Shifting the pace -- A persistent praxis -- Going with the flow -- Overcoming research anxiety.