<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just a reminder, tomorrow at 5pm EST I am moderating a discussion with two of the project leaders from the State Library in Victoria, Australia who produced the new “<a href="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/LFHAWB-vFIN-web_0.pdf">Libraries
for Health and Wellbeing: A strategic framework for Victorian public libraries towards 2024</a>.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They developed this framework after receiving <a href="https://sgsep.com.au/assets/main/SGS-Economics-and-Planning_The-Health-and-Wellbeing-Benefits-of-Public-Libraries-Across-Victoria.pdf">
the results of the research they commissioned to determine how well public libraries contribute to the quality of life of residents in their community</a>. This report caught my attention because of this delightful talking point:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“Engaging with public libraries improves an individual’s Subjective Health and Wellbeing
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">by 8 per cent</span>.”<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you, like me, recognize what a strong talking point this is and would like to learn more about this strategic framework, please register for this free event from the Sustainable Libraries Initiative:
<a href="https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/event/libraries-health-and-wellbeing-strategic-framework">
https://sustainablelibrariesinitiative.org/event/libraries-health-and-wellbeing-strategic-framework</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Be well,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rebekkah <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Rebekkah Smith Aldrich (<a href="https://www.edi.nih.gov/blog/communities/what-are-gender-pronouns-why-do-they-matter"><span style="color:#0563C1">she/her</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">103 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 | 845.471.6060 x239<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://midhudson.org/sustainability/" title="https://midhudson.org/sustainability/"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="216" height="89" style="width:2.25in;height:.927in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9E58F.9693C150"></span></a><a href="https://www.libraryoflocal.org/" title="https://www.libraryoflocal.org/"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="189" height="74" style="width:1.9687in;height:.7708in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D9E58F.9693C150"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>