Please join the NCLA PR & Programming Division on Tuesday, March 22nd at 2:00 p.m. for Using Programming to Fight Loneliness and Social Isolation.
Loneliness and social isolation are rampant in America, according to many experts, exacerbated by COVID. The Center for Disease Control calls loneliness an epidemic, and says it has a higher morbidity rate than obesity (about the same as smoking two packs of cigarettes a day). Tony Iovino, Assistant Director of the Oceanside Library, will discuss how libraries can use programming to address this significant mental (and physical) health condition.
The Oceanside Library has created a program to combat social isolation/loneliness. The program, Connections, crosses all demographics and includes passive as well as active programming.
The presentation will address:
• Identification of existing programs which have an anti-loneliness component in them
• Creation of programs which have anti-loneliness as a key function
• Adjusting programs to have an anti-loneliness component
• Dealing with COVID-related issues
Free for NCLA members
$15 for non-members
CEUs will be awarded.
Register here. We hope to see you there. See the flyer for more information.
