Mental Health Awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a crucial time dedicated to breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging open, compassionate conversations. It's a reminder that mental well-being is just as important as physical health and that seeking support is a sign of strength, not weakness. Whether it's through therapy, talking with loved ones, or simply taking time for self-care, this month invites us all to prioritize our emotional and psychological health—both for ourselves and those around us. Let's use this opportunity to educate, advocate, and support mental health every day.
The library offers many resources to help with good mental health. Films on Demand offers a valuable collection of videos addressing mental health and the stigma surrounding it.
Gale: health and wellness offers articles that support your mental health with mindfulness. Simple mindfulness exercises can be easily integrated into your daily routine.
Don't forget to stop by the library and explore our collection of mental health resources. Titles like The Mindful Way Through Anxiety: Break Free From Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life offer valuable insights and practical tools for navigating life with greater ease and self-compassion.
Let’s use this month as an opportunity to learn, support one another, and make mental health a daily priority.
A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month—a time to honor and celebrate the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of AANHPI communities to the fabric of American life. From culinary delights to influential music and movies, such as Flower Drum Song, on Kanopy. AANHPI individuals have shaped our world in countless ways.
Did you know that instruments like the slide guitar and ukulele, rooted in Hawaiian culture, have influenced genres such as blues music? You can find videos on Or that AANHPI innovators contributed to the development of everyday technology like USBs and made vital advances in medicine, including the development of birth control for women?
You can also explore powerful personal stories like George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy, a graphic memoir that recounts his childhood experience in Japanese American internment camps during World War II.
Explore more about these incredible contributions through Gale OneFile: U.S. History and our library’s curated collection. Stop by to discover, learn, and celebrate!
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