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Check out our items available to help with your mental health, including kits and items in our Library of Things! A Library of Things is a collection of items for loan that expands the boundaries of traditionally defined library materials.

Adult Mental Health Resource Kit

• Includes Cards for Calm, 1 DVD-Beginners Meditation, 1 Buddha Board, 1 Light Therapy Lamp, and the book Be Calm, Proven Techniques to Stop Anxiety Now by Jill Weber

• Includes 1 set “Mindfulness Matters” cards, 1 stress ball, and books: Depression: A Teen’s Guide to Survive and Thrive by Jaqueline B. Toner, Ph.D and Claire A.B. Freeland, Ph.D,  Anxiety Relief for Teens by Regine Galanti, Ph.D, Mindfulness for Teens in 10 minutes A Day by Jennie Marie Battistin, MA, LMFT, and The How To Cookbook for Teens by Julee Morrison.

Teen Mental Health Resource Kit 1: For Parents

• Includes 1 set of “Cards for Calm” and books: Parenting the New Teen In The Age of Anxiety by Dr. John Duffy, How to Talk so Teens Will Listen and Listen so Teens Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, and Anxiety Relief for Teens by Regine Galanti, Ph.D.

• Includes Go Go Yoga for Kids cards and books: Breathe Like a Bear by Kira Willey, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish, I Can Do Hard Things by Gabi Garcia, and Sitting Still Like a Frog by Eline Snel

Kids’ Mental Health Resource Kit 2

• Includes 1 set of “CBT 123” cards and books How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish, Me and My Feelings by Vanessa Green Allen, My Strong Mind: A Story About Developing Mental Strength by Niels Van Hove, My Strong Mind II: The Power of Positive Thinking by Niels Van Hove

Library of Things items to create positivity and relaxation through creating, playing games, etc.

• Crochet Hook Set
• Gardening Tools Set
• Portable Ping Pong Set
• Wooden easel
• Candle maker
• Soap molds & soap cutter
• Bird Watching Kit
• Ukelele
• Acoustic Guitar
• Cornhole Set
• Portable USB Turntable
• and numerous games and puzzles!

Explore the whole collection by searching for “library of things” in our catalog at lclshome.org.