Library staff are under attack from book bans to budget challenges and need tools to sustain their psychological safety and critical role in our social infrastructure. Her new book, 101 Seeds for Library Joy, brims with dozens of joy-centering approaches and activities ready to draw on whenever your day could use a boost.
Library joy is more than a feeling; it is a choice and call to everyday practices of connection, empowerment, and well-being. And it isn't a heavy lift—in fact, it can all start with a few tiny seeds.
Speakers
Rebecca Hass (she/her/hers) is the programming and outreach manager for Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL). Prior to AACPL, she served in librarianship and management with the Enoch Pratt Free Library and Ramsey County Public Library. Rebecca received her MLIS from Dominican University in 2008 and her Life and Engagement Coaching Certificate from Anne Arundel Community College in 2022. Rebecca integrates positive psychology practices with DEIB approaches in libraries, community engagement, coaching, and consulting in her business, Joy Work, LLC.
