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I wanted to share with you the link for my forthcoming Webinar, sponsored by my book publisher, ABC-CLIO/Libraries Unlimited, and School Library Connection:
Date: October 10, 2019
Time: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
Subject: How the Library Can Help Students Navigate Mental Health
Participants:
- Kia Jane Richmond, Professor & Director, English Education, Northern Michigan University, author of Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles through Fictional Characters (2019)
- Deborah Takahashi, Senior Librarian, Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library, California, author of Serving Teens with Mental Illness in the Library: A Practical Guide
- Anita Cellucci, Teacher Librarian at Westborough High School, Massachusetts, and Teaching Lecturer, Plymouth State University, New Hampshire, winner of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers Award, 2019.
Join us to learn how to:
- Connect students with young adult literature titles that feature characters with mental illness
- Develop partnerships to provide services and resources to serve teenagers with mental illness
- Assist teens experiencing a crisis
- Build SEL programming in the library, including mindfulness, trauma-informed practices, and more
Thank you for sharing this information widely. :)
Kia Jane
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Kia Jane
Dr. Kia Jane Richmond
Professor & Director, English Education