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Find information about the LIS Mental Health project, our compiled zine, and resources compiled and vetted by other information professionals.
About
The LIS Mental Health project formally began in 2016 when Cecily Walker and Kelly McElroy facilitated the first LIS Mental Health ...
Reserve and Renew zine
Reserve and Renew is the LIS Mental Health zine, exploring the intersection of mental health, mental illness, and the library and ...
Resources
Our collection of resources is designed to help all library workers find resources and information they need to better understand ...
LIS Mental Health blog
Total amount raised for BEAM
June 13, 2026
As the hiatus on the LIS Mental Health project continues, we wanted to update the community on our status.
We've donated $1,131 to BEAM: the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective. ... LIS Mental Health on hiatus
April 26, 2023
LIS Mental Health Week first took place in January 2016, spurred by Cecily Walker’s blog post suggesting there was a need to acknowledge that library and archives workers experience mental i... Total amount raised for Mental Health First Aid
August 30, 2022
We're gearing up for issue 6 of the zine and thinking about how we want to move forward. We're going to be choosing a different charity to raise funds for in the future. From 2018 to 2022, a...