a library for the whole student: creating a multi-dimensional culture of health and wellness at your...

A Library for the Whole Student: Creating a Multi-dimensional Culture of

Health and Wellness at your Library

Z. Smith Reynolds Library - Wake Forest University

Susan Sharpless Smith - Associate DeanMary Beth Lock - Director of Access Services

Meghan Webb - Reference Services CoordinatorHu Womack - Instruction and Outreach Librarian

Introduction

THRIVE @ WFU

Intellectual Wellbeing

● Partner in Thrive Initiative ● Library Lecture Series● Sources, Citations & Cocoa● Librarians as Faculty

Advisors

Occupational Wellbeing

● Student employment ● ZSR Bootcamp● WFU Fellows Program● Research and Instruction

Internships

Environmental Wellbeing

● Building initiatives ○ HVAC upgrades○ Atrium cork

flooring○ New windows

Environmental Wellbeing

Sustainability Committee, 2010

reduce wasteraise student

awareness

Coffee Cup Giveaway

Art ExhibitWater bottle refill station

Financial Wellbeing

Provide financial education partnering with the ZSR Library fellow and the Office of Financial Aid

End-of-year loan counselling

Bookstore buy back in the library

Physical Wellbeing

● Ziesta Room ● Standing desks● Furniture to study by● Flu shots● Safety & Security

efforts● Walking paths

Emotional Wellbeing

● 24/5 schedule● Food and Drink● Wake the Library

○ Yoga○ Relaxation

Station○ Therapy Dogs○ And more!

Emotional Wellbeing

Social Wellbeing

Hit the Bricks● Project Pumpkin● Capture the Flag &

Humans v Zombies● ZSR secret decorating

committee● ZSR Ambassadors● Friday Nights @ ZSR

Spiritual Wellbeing

“Together Tuesdays”● Winston Salem Pride

parade float● Collecting canned goods for

overdue fines● Diversity training for student

assistants (Gatekeepers)

Think-Pair-Share

❏ Team up with others

❏ Review well-being dimension on worksheet

❏ Pick any dimension(s) you currently address in your Library and tell us about them

❏ Pick any dimension(s) you have ideas for in the future

❏ Share your responses with the room

Questions?

Contact us!Susan Sharpless Smith, smithss@wfu.edu

Mary Beth Lock, lockmb@wfu.eduMeghan Webb, webbmm@wfu.edu

Hu Womack, womack@wfu.edu