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Friday, May 17 • 11:00am - 12:00pm
Mindfulness in the Library: A Panel and Practice

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Join this panel of public, university, and community college librarians as they present their experiences providing mindfulness programming to their communities. Led by the presenters, attendees will also experience a variety of mindfulness practices as a group. Attendees will learn how their colleagues use mindfulness in their libraries, experience mindfulness practices as a group, and take away many ideas for bringing mindfulness into their own personal and professional lives.
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Jennifer Smith

Reference & Instruction Librarian, Alamance Community College
Jennifer Smith, Reference & Instruction Librarian at Alamance Community College, will present about a series of mindfulness workshops she provided to her campus and lead the group in a practice to use music to make breathing meditation a little easier and more fun.
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Lisa Coats

Part-time Library Assistant, New Hanover County Public Library
Lisa Coats, Part-time Library Assistant at the New Hanover County Public Library will present about how she includes mindfulness in her work in libraries and professional conferences including a chair yoga exercise to demonstrate how easy it is to incorporate in an office or library... Read More →
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Chris Robinson

Outreach & Engagement Librarian, UNC Wilmington
Chris Robinson, Outreach & Engagement Librarian at UNC Wilmington, will present about how he incorporates mindfulness in programming at his academic library. He will share how this practice has positively helped students and staff.
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Jenneffer Sixkiller

Health and Human Services Librarian, UNC Wilmington
Jenneffer Sixkiller, Health and Human Services Librarian at UNC Wilmington, will lead with a body-based mindful intervention, as she does with her instruction sessions on campus. She will discuss transitioning mindful programming into mindful library instruction for credit-bearing... Read More →

Friday May 17, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Room 512
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