Mindful School Libraries: Creating and Sustaining Nurturing Spaces and Programs
byWendy Stephens, PhD, is assistant professor and school library chair at Jacksonville State University.
20210201
Libraries Unlimited
Pages | 152 |
Topics | Affective Aspect of Education;Bibliotherapy;Collection Development;Duty of Care;Kinesthetic Learning;Mindfulness;School Counseling;School Library Practice;School Library Spaces;Social-Emotional Learning;Librarian's Instructional Role: Information Needs and Behavior Practices |
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Stephens, Wendy. Mindful School Libraries: Creating and Sustaining Nurturing Spaces and Programs. Libraries Unlimited, 2021. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440875281.
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Complement efforts in the classroom to work on social-emotional learning, and understand the affective needs of young people in library settings.
Given the national climate of anxiety and fear, climbing diagnoses of neurological difference, and overall sensitivity, fewer young people come to school able to self-soothe. Building on the work of Nel Noddings, Lynne Evarts, and Meghan Harper, this book focuses on the deliberation, quiet, and reflection sometimes described collectively as mindfulness.
From breathing exercises to meditation, mindfulness exercises can be a coping mechanism for at-risk students, and librarians can create an environment, away from the classroom, in which students can explore their abilities to regulate and control their social and emotional responses, skills that underpin information retrieval and analysis. The role of school libraries in promoting mindfulness in the twenty-first century could parallel the quest for intellectual stimulation and self-improvement that informed the public libraries movement in the late nineteenth century. Providing practical suggestions for working in concert with classroom teachers, school counseling staff, and community partners, this guide will inform librarians' practice by increasing awareness of how to create a nurturing space for students in the school library.
- Highlights how mindfulness strategies have been successfully implemented in classroom and library spaces
- Recommends a range of easy-to-implement, no- or low-cost adjustments to space and services that can make the library experience more inclusive and positive
- Harnesses the increasing interest in social-emotional learning and how that undergirds student readiness to learn and confidence as a learner
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Table of Contents
Mindful School Libraries: Creating and Sustaining Nurturing Spaces and Programs
Author(s): Stephens, Wendy;Contributors: Stephens, Wendy;Abstract:Complement efforts in the classroom to work on social-emotional learning, and understand the affective needs of young people in library settings.
Given the national climate of anxiety and fear, climbing diagnoses of neurological difference, and overall sensitivity, fewer young people come to school able to self-soothe. Building on the work of Nel Noddings, Lynne Evarts, and Meghan Harper, this book focuses on the deliberation, quiet, and reflection sometimes described collectively as mindfulness.
From breathing exercises to meditation, mindfulness exercises can be a coping mechanism for at-risk students, and librarians can create an environment, away from the classroom, in which students can explore their abilities to regulate and control their social and emotional responses, skills that underpin information retrieval and analysis. The role of school libraries in promoting mindfulness in the twenty-first century could parallel the quest for intellectual stimulation and self-improvement that informed the public libraries movement in the late nineteenth century. Providing practical suggestions for working in concert with classroom teachers, school counseling staff, and community partners, this guide will inform librarians' practice by increasing awareness of how to create a nurturing space for students in the school library.
- Highlights how mindfulness strategies have been successfully implemented in classroom and library spaces
- Recommends a range of easy-to-implement, no- or low-cost adjustments to space and services that can make the library experience more inclusive and positive
- Harnesses the increasing interest in social-emotional learning and how that undergirds student readiness to learn and confidence as a learner
SortTitle: mindful school libraries: creating and sustaining nurturing spaces and programsAuthor Info:Wendy StephensauthorWendy Stephens, PhD, is assistant professor and school library chair at Jacksonville State University.
eISBN-13: 9781440875281Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440875281.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440875274Imprint: Libraries UnlimitedPages: 152Publication Date: 20210201- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Introduction ix10
- Chapter One: The Library and Stress 118
- Chapter Two: Sensory Experiences and Self-Soothing in the Library 1128
- Chapter Three: Real Accessibility 2542
- Chapter Four: Procedures and Policies for Positive Interactions 3148
- Chapter Five: Slowing Down Research 4966
- Chapter Six: Whole-School Advocacy for Students 5976
- Chapter Seven: Physical Fitness and Well-Being 6784
- Chapter Eight: Safety and Other Student Needs 7996
- Chapter Nine: Bibliotherapy 85102
- Chapter Ten: Connections to Social Services 91108
- When to Seek Help 91108
- Whole Person Librarianship: Social Work Concepts for Holistic Patron Services 91108
- Working with Other Libraries 92109
- Working with Counseling Staff 94111
- Working with College Admissions 95112
- Working with Military Recruiting 96113
- Other Local Agencies 97114
- Self-Care 97114
- Librarian’s Stress and Burnout 98115
- References 101118
- Chapter Eleven: Mindfulness in Difficult Times 103120
- Conclusion 109126
- Annotated Bibliography 113130
- Index 123140
- About the Author 135152