The Pursuit of Happiness: Community Wellbeing as a Library Outcome

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A PLA 2022 Virtual Conference On-Demand Session

They say money can’t buy happiness, but community investments do. Evidence indicates community success hinges on economic AND wellbeing indicators. The Gross National Happiness (GNH) policy identified 9 domains that promote community wellbeing; libraries contribute to the success of many. Hear how Santa Monica established happiness indicators and Richland (SC) is working towards them. Participants will understand the foundation of the Happiness Policy, the role of libraries and the collaboration required to ensure community happiness.

Originally presented as part of the PLA 2022 Virtual Conference on March 25, 2022.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this on-demand webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the foundation of the Happiness Policy;
• Describe the use of the Happiness policy in library systems; and
• Understand how to collaborate to ensure community happiness.

Panelists

Erica Cuyugan is the Interim Director of Library Services for Santa Monica Public Library. She has worked in the City of Santa Monica in various library positions for 16 years and is passionate about connecting her community to resources and services that will help them flourish at every stage of life.

Shelli Golson-Mickens is the Program Evaluator at Richland Library. She began her career as a Researcher in 2008, and earned her Master of Public Health from the University of SC in 2015. She is passionate about evaluating community programs and is eager to contribute to fostering a culture of evaluation in library systems.

Cynthia Landrum is the Deputy Director for the Office of Library Services at IMLS. She will be sharing her work on the Social Wellbeing initiatives through IMLS.

Julie Rusk is the Founder of Civic Wellbeing Partners. She was an integral contributor to the implementation of wellbeing indicators in the Santa Monica community.

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This on-demand webinar is closed captioned in English (United States).

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Contact

This webinar is presented by the Public Library Association (PLA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

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