speaking

In my speeches, pre-conferences, courses, and workshops I draw on my experience as a leader, professor and librarian working and learning with people aged 17-70+, author, editor, and mother of a teenaged person. While my purview is explaining and advocating for the trauma-informed framework as it relates to libraries, my ultimate goal for libraries is mental health and wellness for those who work in libraries as well as our communities whom we support.

Rebecca’s topics include:

trauma-responsive library leadership

trauma-informed care to foster lifelong resiliency & mitigate burnout

trauma-informed library services

trauma and mental health in libraries

imposter phenomenon (aka syndrome) in library leadership

“we tried that before and it didn’t work: overcoming cognitive blinders in libraries”

“out of bounds: the power of professional boundaries in library workspaces”

“libraries in lamentation: ideas and strategies for managing grief in the workplace”

“safety, brave spaces, and self-care”

creating brave spaces and stories for library programming and outreach

“self care for those working in libraries”

“writing & creating trauma-informed/trauma-responsive library policies and procedures’

I’ve worked with:

• ALA Learning
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Rehabilitative Programs, Office of Correctional Education (CA)
• Chattanooga Public Library (TN)
• Georgia State University Libraries (GA)
• Delaware Library Association (DE)
• Hunter Library, Western Carolina University (NC)
• Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians (MA)
• Indiana Library Federation (IN)
• INCOL (Inland Northwest Council of Libraries)
• Library Journal
• Library Juice Academy
• Maryland Library Association (MD)
• Massachusetts Library System (MA)
• New Canaan Library (CT)
• NC Live (NC)
• PCI Webinars (FL)
• School Library Journal
• Soulfire Circle
• Harper College (Palantine, IL)
• Tampa Bay Library Consortium (FL)
• Tennessee State Library & Archives Public Library Management Institute (TN)

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