This workshop is scheduled for May 1 at the Topsham Public Library.  Three scholarships from Cornerstones of Science are still available.  The scholarships cover the registration cost to attend. To receive a scholarship, you must commit to facilitating a climate change dialog in your library by December 31, 2018.  Registrations will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.  Complete this form to apply for a scholarship: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cosclimatechange



This interactive workshop is being presented by Madeleine Charney, a 2017 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. Madeleine  is the Sustainability Studies Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.



You will:

* Learn how to create and host "Climate Change Conversations" at your library.

* Share ideas for archiving and exhibiting artifacts created in workshops.

* Brainstorm ideas for building community partnerships.

* Learn why resilience and social capital are critical for communities to thrive and endure, and how libraries can help communities build both.

* Experience mindfulness exercises as a tool for "re-wiring" the brain to stabilize the nervous system.

* Explore your own thoughts and feelings about climate change through storytelling and reflective writing.



To register for the workshop, visit http://root.evanced.info/maine/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=4492



Stephanie Zurinski,

CE Coordinator/LSTA Evaluator/Data and Evaluation Specialist Maine State Library

64 State House Station

Augusta, ME 04333-0064

207 287-5632

207 287-5620